![[Credit: Van's Aircraft]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_5238.jpg?w=534&h=462&crop=1 "Part 22 Gets Real: Van’s Delivers the First MOSAIC-Certified Airplane")
![[Credit: Wikimedia Commons]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/4_rutan_a_longez.jpg_preview.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Rutan Symposium Turns to the Coming Canard Maintenance Crisis")
![[Credit: Flight Desgn GmbH]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1_mosaic_flightdesign.jpg_preview.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "FAA Accepts ASTM Standards, Clearing the Last Hurdle for MOSAIC")
![[Credit: magniX]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Magnix.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "magniX Opens Pre-Orders for an Electric Engine Aimed at Homebuilders")
Grass Roots Effort to Honor Tom Poberezny
A growing number of EAA members have realized that something important is now missing at EAA and AirVenture; namely, Tom Poberezny. Tom led EAA...
Chris Visagie's Bush Eagle STOL
After completing the Bush King STOL Mission Aircraft project last year, I thought about designing and building another airplane: the Bush Eagle STOL, a...
What is it?
Request for Identification
One of our readers asked us an interesting question today, and being completely puzzled, we thought we'd throw it out there for...
Steve Kunkle's Plans-Built Mustang II
After 3 1/2 years of building, on June 2013 I got the FAA inspection and the end of July the test pilot took her...
Bill Benjamin's Lancair 360
In April 2012, after five and a half years my Lancair 360 N6QU finally took to the sky. A few small issues and oil...
Monte Jestes' AirBike
My AirBike project is finished and it flies great! It has a Rotax 503 DCDI and an Ivo prop.
Location: Stillwater, OK
e-mail address: monte.jestes@att.net
Dynon Avionics Releases SkyView Version 7.0 Software – adds Charts...
Dynon Avionics has just released their long-awaited SkyView Version 7 software. This is an important release for the SkyView system: with new geo-referenced Charts...
Kitplanes Flies the Panther
Kitplanes Editor Paul Dye became the first journalist to fly the new Panther single seat sport plane this week in Florida. The clean-sheet design...
Eric Marenyi's Sonex
A Dream Realized
I started to love flying the moment I flew with my father, who was a private pilot at the time. I was...
Vernon Little's Harmon Rocket
Harmon Rocket C-GVRL is my second completion. The first was an RV-9A C-FVRL. The VRL twins are hangared at Victoria International Airport (CYYJ). On...
In Case You Missed It
Wind Tunnel
Barnaby Wainfan brings aerodynamics to life with an illustrated field guide to the various devices seen at AirVenture.
Dan Parker and the Altitude Airplane
Dan Parker was just another enthusiast looking to make his mark in aviation with some kind of crazy, notable project. Then he came across the Facet Opel, current altitude record holder, and the race was on. Since then, hes been working on his airplane full time, hoping to break the existing record, and along the way hes come up with some innovative and exceptionally efficient building and design practices.
Van’s Aircraft Files for Chapter 11
Van’s Aircraft, facing multiple crises and a serious cash crunch, filed for Chapter 11...