![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")
Air Command Closer to Resurrection With New Engine
As reported at AirVenture 2022, Joe Covelli of River Falls Wisconsin purchased the storied Air Command gyroplane company of the 80s and has undertaken...
Doubt: A Cautionary Tail
Doubt. It's part of human nature and it loves visiting itself upon homebuilders. We doubt ourselves and the plans. We convince ourselves we don't know...
One Cool Creeper
Full disclosure, my father-in-law gave me an early AeroCreeper for Christmas a few years ago. It has become the favorite seat for visitors in...
AutoGyro USA Builds An MTO Sport Gyroplane at AirVenture
In the spirit of past “One Week Wonder” kit aircraft built during previous AirVentures, AutoGyro USA is celebrating its 2000th MTO Sport kit by...
The Duflunkee Cub
Out on Row 321, in Homebuilt Camping, there is a modest little plane painted white with brown and gold and strutting 31” tundra tires....
X-Naut Expands iPad Cooler Line
There’s a new X-Naut in town. The California-based company has been producing cooling cases for Apple iPads for some time—they are built for specific...
Duc Propellers Introduces Tiger Line At AirVenture
Duc Propellers have been manufactured in France since 1997 and are sold in the us through their office in Sebring, Florida. At AirVenture 2023,...
ScaleBirds P-36 Flies
Recidivist AirVenture attendees know Sam Watrous at ScaleBirds has been developing his Lite Fighter concept with a prototype P-36. Previously a static display, the...
Deltahawk: First Look (Finally!)
Suddenly it’s cool to talk about Deltahawks.
It wasn’t always that way. The Racine, Wisconsin based company has been promising their all-new engine for many...
Sling, One Year Later
Back in the spring of 2022, we had the opportunity to fly to Johannesburg South Africa to fly the brand new Sling High Wing...
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Build, Maintain, Inspect
One of the big reasons that people build their own airplane is the flexibility...
Homebuilt Accidents: Evaluating Engines
Statistics show traditional certified engines have the best reliability.