![At Sun ‘n Fun 2026, Viking Aircraft Engines surprised the crowd with its first complete kit — the V-42, a high-wing twin powered by two Honda-based engines. Here’s an early look. [Credit: Andrew Robinson]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/P1020293.jpg?w=534&h=462&crop=1 "Viking V-42 Twin")
![[Credit: Van's Aircraft]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_5238.jpg?w=265&h=198&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")
Kentucky Twin Zeniths
N750MN took to the sky on September 10th, 2013 for her maiden voyage. N750HB followed on September 11, 2013. Mike Norton and Dick Booher,...
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...
In Case You Missed It
![[Credit: FAA]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/FAA-Mosaic-1.jpg?w=324&h=160&crop=1 "MOSAIC Is Here: What It Means for Homebuilts")
MOSAIC Is Here: What It Means for Homebuilts
The FAA's new MOSAIC rule is here. See how it expands Sport Pilot privileges and revolutionizes maintenance for Experimental/Amateur-Built aircraft owners.
Crew Coordination, Working the Weather
Having a reliable and well-trained partner can help to evaluate not only a course of action—but the decision-making process that goes into that plan.
