![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")
CubCrafters Goes Public
CubCrafters, privately owned for 40 years, announced at AirVenture that it was applying for qualification to launch an initial public offering “in the coming...
Van’s RV-15 Breaks Cover at AirVenture
Monday morning the Van's RV-15 was brought across the field to take its place in the front of the Van's booth. Naturally, crowds descended...
Tom Poberezny Passed Away at 75
The EAA announced at their morning press conference today (Monday) that former EAA President and CEO passed away this morning around 2 am after...
EAA Raffle Cub
Welcome to Oshkosh! To kick things off EAA is raffling off a perfectly restored 1946 Piper Cub with C-90 engine and loads of structural...
RVs Invade Boeing Plaza
A flock of RVs taxied into Boeing Plaza this morning and will be on display until after this afternoon’s air show finishes. A least...
Never Hold in the Air
If you ever daydream about being a fighter or bomber pilot, think of the flying arrival to AirVenture as a military operation. That means...
The Lonely Emergency Aircraft Repair Folks
I strolled down to the on-field Emergency Aircraft Repair center in Showplane North looking to see some planes under repair after Saturday night’s wind...
One Week Wonder 2022
A Sonex Waiex-B is the focus of this year’s One Week Wonder (OWW) project, an effort to build and complete a Homebuilt airplane in...
Joining the Mass Arrival
This morning our web guru, Omar Filipovic, and I made the trek from our overnight stage in Madison to the Big Show in Oshkosh...
Dick VanGrunsven Homebuilt Camping Pavilion
Jack Pelton joined the EAA’s Homebuilt community this evening to announce that the popular AirVenture camping pavilion is re-named the Dick Van Grunsven Homebuilt...
In Case You Missed It
Product Review: Garmin eLearning for the GPSMAP 696
Marc Cook tries out Garmins eLearning program for the GPSMAP 695/696.
Engine Beat
When it became clear that some ECI Titan cylinders were having cylinder head failure problems, the FAA issued an AD identifying the impacted cylinder assemblies. Now what? By Steve Ells.
Control Rod Interference
This was discovered on the initial airworthiness inspection on a Kitfox. No pitch...