![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")
Unreadable Data Plate
Data plates are required to show the manufacturer, model and serial number, and they must be legible. It’s highly unlikely that one like this...
Task-Based Flight Test Approved
A multi-year project between the FAA and EAA has resulted in important changes being inserted into the latest advisory circular pertaining to Experimental/Amateur-Built flight...
Being Assimilated
By dint of starting young and aging rapidly, I’ve been doing some of this stuff for a while now. By stuff, I mean flying...
Whirl Wind Propellers Consolidates Operations
Propeller manufacturer Whirl Wind Propellers Corporation (WWPC) has announced that effective immediately, all distribution and sales of its constant-speed aircraft propeller products will be...
New Landing Light Series from AeroLEDs
Idaho-based aerospace lighting company AeroLEDs announced that it has added a new landing light series to its lineup. A 75-watt version of the company’s...
Copperstate Fly-In Postponed
Originally slated for the weekend before Sun 'n Fun starts—March 25-26—the Copperstate Fly-In has been postponed until later in the year. To be held...
Sonex Introduces “Sierra Hotel” Highwing
Just a few days after the successful EAA Homebuilders Week, which featured several interesting webinars that included an update on the Van’s RV-15, Sonex...
How Many? This Many!
All that’s left before the eXenos takes to the air is the FAA to come out and give us an Airworthiness Certificate, so I...
Radiant Technology Introduces New CO Detector
Radiant Technology recently developed a new carbon monoxide (CO) detector, the Geiger Plus, which provides CO detection for pilots and passengers. The new design...
Morris Sonex
After being furloughed from an airline during COVID, I purchased a partially completed kit from a builder's widow that had passed away some 5...
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