![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")
Reno Air Races expand Heritage Aircraft Display during final racing event
The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) announced that it will host a Heritage Aircraft Display during this year’s event to commemorate the final year...
Mid-Atlantic RV Gathering Kicks Off Summer Fly-in Season
Summer is here and fly-ins are sprouting up all over the country. While most of them feature homebuilts, very few center on a particular...
Hardware Musings
Two thoughts come from the shop today:
First—all you RV pilots out there, the nylon locknuts you need are MS21083N8. They are about a buck...
Zenith “Fly-In to Summer” Open House is Saturday, June 17
Zenith Aircraft Company is holding its informal "Fly In to Summer" Open House and Fly-In at the Zenith Aircraft kit factory on Saturday, June...
CubCrafters Unveils Ducted Fan Leading Edge Slats
Already known for its aircraft’s nearly instant takeoffs and landings measured in plane lengths, CubCrafters is developing a new kind of powered leading-edge slat...
Sport Plans Three Demo Races
As air racers collectively search for new venues in a post-Reno world, the Sport Class continues to lead. Step one is achieving FAA accreditation...
26 into 24?
We caught up with Matt Moore in the big hangar at Stead. He and Stead hangar neighbor Josh Taylor were getting their contingent of...
PRS Parking Lot
Tom McNerney’s new Lancair Super Legacy leads three rows of Sport Class racers attending the Pylon Racing Seminar and formation clinic at Reno this...
School, Pylon Style
Pilots interested in polishing pylons at the National Championship Air Races learn their trade at the Pylon Racing Seminar, or PRS as all the...
RARA Seeks Bids for Future Home of Races
The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) is officially seeking bids from interested airports and localities that wish to partner with the organization to host...
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Ask the DAR
This month our DAR answers questions about the size and placement requirements for N numbers on Experimental aircraft.