![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")
Ted Sutton’s Just Aircraft Highlander, Parker, Arizona
I took my demo flight with Gary Schmitt at Oshkosh 2004, and a friend helped me with the down payment for the show price....
Rob Jamros’ Challenger II, Negaunee, Michigan
Construction began on November 3, 2008, in my basement where the airframe and fabric work occupied me during the long Upper Michigan winter. Then...
New Cub in Town
Dakota Cub Aircraft is taking orders for its Super 18-180 kit, which has been added to the FAA list of approved kits. The two...
Beyerdynamic HS 400 Standard and Rotor Headsets
Beyerdynamic of Germany presents its new aviation headsets, the HS 400 Signum and HS 400 Rotor. The HS 400 Signum is the standard version...
News Brief: Advanced Flight Systems 5000-series EFIS
Advanced Flight Systems' 5000-series big screen EFIS.
New 1090ES Traffic Receiver Leverages ADS-B Network
Trig Avionics is adding the possibility of 1090ES ADS-B receiver capability to general aviation with three products targeted at light aircraft, high-performance aircraft and...
First Impressions: Dynon SkyView EFIS
As a longtime user of the Dynon original product line, specifically the EFIS D100 and EMS D120, I was eager to sample its latest...
Tim Archer Takes Over Superior Air Parts
A familiar face in the aero-engine industry, Tim Archer, has taken been appointed CEO of Superior Aviation and Superior Air Parts. Archer was President...
Sennheiser Adds Model to HMEC 460 Series
And now there are three. Sennheiser's popular HMEC 460 ANR and HMEC 466 headsets have been joined in the lineup by the new HMEC...
New LSA Battery from Concorde
A new small AGM (absorbed glass mat) technology battery from Concorde was introduced at Oshkosh this year. The RG-12LSA measures 7.5 inches long, 4.97...
In Case You Missed It
Archive: August 2008
The mighty Murphy Moose, sporting a Pratt & Whitney PT6A on the nose, threatened...
Wind Tunnel
Once designers had addressed every other drag-producing aspect of the biplane, they decided to get rid of the struts and wires bracing the wings—and the switch to the monoplane was made.
