![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")
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...
A Featherweight Instrument Panel for Ultralights
Belite Electronics introduced its Patch Flyer solid-state avionics package at Sun 'n Fun on Friday. Designed for Part 103 ultralights, the Patch Flyer instruments...
Build A Plane Goes Online
Build A Plane, a non-profit organization working in a formal partnership with the FAA to promote aviation education, is now offering AeroScholars, two online...
There Is an App for That!
Acknowledging that pilots, of all people, are mobile creatures, at least two major catalog companies announced new applications for pilots that can be used...
A Hybrid Engine for GA Aircraft?
George Bye, CEO of Bye Energy, located in Greenwood, Colorado, is confident that a hybrid aviation engine that can be a drop-in replacement for...
Lead Is Out by 2015
The word is coming down in an advanced NPRM any day, according to Robert E. Hackman, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs for AOPA. "EPA has...
Florida Air Museum Breaks Ground on Aviation High School
The Florida Air Museum, located on the grounds of the Lakeland Linder Airport and instrumental in the hosting of the Sun 'n Fun Fly-In...
Dynon Skyview
Dynon introduces the Skyview system and we talk with Nick Bogner about its current and future capabilities. The system is based on 10" and 7" screens, and prices start at $3,900.
Erik Lindbergh LEAPS into Eco-Tech
Thursday, April 15, Day 3 of Sun 'n Fun, was Lindbergh Foundation Day, dedicated to all of the green eco-technologies that the public foundation...
Safety Issues with Technically Advanced Aircraft: Are There Any?
Controversy over results of a recent General Aviation accident analysis generated considerable debate among pilots of technically advanced aircraft (TAA) of both the Experimental...
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Aero ‘lectrics
This month, we look at how an airspeed indicator works and rig up a simple calibration tool for it;
Dawn Patrol
When a casually tossed length of two-by-four and a pristine fabric-covered airplane meet, the result isn't pretty. Author Dick Starks describes his wifes initiation to the art of fabric repair.
Kitfox with a Rotec
The Rotec-radial-powered Kitfox Super Sport taps into our nostalgia for radial engines but with a modern touch.