![[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")
New Ace Aircraft Website Goes Live
The home of the Ace family of kitbuilt aircraft, including the Junior Ace 6 and the Junior Ace E, is now supported by a...
New Wicks Catalog Available
Wicks Aircraft Supply has begun distributing its 2010 catalog, and for the first time the catalog, which is nearly 30% larger, is free.
Hundreds of...
Pilot eLog V2.2 Released
Sheald, Inc. has released V2.2 of its Pilot eLog cross-platform electronic logbook for private pilots. This is a complete rewrite of the program from...
Classic J3 SLSA and Legend Smart Cub G3 Introduced
American Legend Aircraft Company has debuted its Classic J3. This new aircraft is based on the Legend Cub, and incorporates safety improvements and slimming...
Belite Dragon Wins Ultralight Award
Belite Aircraft was named the 2010 Grand Champion Ultralight at this year's Sun and Fun Expo in Lakeland, Florida. The award is based on...
Imagining New Aircraft Wings from Shark Skin
Dr. Amy Warneke Lang, an aerospace engineer and assistant professor at the University of Alabama, has teamed up with biologists to study shark skin,...
Babbitt Touts Experimental Aircraft Safety and Transition Training
J. Randall Babbitt, FAA Administrator, stopped by the Media Center at the Sun 'n Fun Fly-In April 16 for a quick conference with the...
DeltaHawk Engine Update
DeltaHawk will be the first to admit they've been plodding along on the diesel engine certification project like...forever. Actually, it's been 14 years. But they think they'll have a production engine available this year. Here's KITPLANES editor Marc Cook with an update.
UL Power’s Unique Lightweight Engine
Aircraft engine development isn't exactly a major growth industry, but we do see new products from time to time. At Sun 'n Fun, KITPLANES editor Marc Cook talked to Gus Warren about the unique, lightweight UL Power engine for LSAs and kit airplanes.
MySky MS-1, an LSA with a Kit In Its Future?
The MySky MS-1 prototype is a clean sheet design that emphasizes the "sport" in Light Sport Aircraft. "We really wanted a little military fighter...
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In the last few months, we have explored how planform and taper affect both...