![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")
Scalebirds Teases P-40 Kit After P-36 Success
Scalebirds teases P-40 kit at AirVenture—a bulkhead mock-up hints at roomy nose and post-P-36 production plans.
Quick AoA Survey: Add Your Voice
Share how, when, and why you use angle-of-attack displays—take the EAA's 3-minute in-person survey and help improve homebuilt flight safety.
Staying Alive: HAC Study Targets Experimental Flight Safety
EAA’s HAC reveals insights from a 13-year fatal-accident study—stall/spin risks, AoA fixes, and transition-training lifesavers.
Trim Tabs—Details For Discovery
Explore unusual trim tab designs from AirVenture—including a perforated bend that simplifies tweaks—and get ideas to refine your own.
Van’s Starts RV-15 Production
Van's Aircraft has opened orders for the wing kits of its new high-wing design, the RV-15. Deliveries are set to begin before the end of the year.
Continental Overhauls Website
Continental has launched a new website with tools for builders and owners, including a new Illustrated Parts Catalog and Titan Engine Builder.
Special 20 “Buster” Replica On Display in Homebuilder’s Hangar
One of the most successful airplanes in air‑racing history—Steve Wittman’s Chief Oshkosh, later reconfigured as the Special 20 “Buster”—will be on display all week in the Homebuilders Hangar,...
Oshkosh Without an Airplane
What is EAA AirVenture like without the thrill of the FISK Arrival or the worry of watching the weather? This pilot finds out by leaving his airplane at home.
Oshkosh Sunday Begins
As the atmosphere wakes up with thunderstorms about 60 miles south of Oshkosh this Sunday morning in July, a small but growing line of...
The Opener!
Every year when I get to AirVenture, one of my first stops is the Brown arch. Why? Well it started out that we needed...
In Case You Missed It
Flight Testing: Static System Error, Theory and Practice
Flight testing requires precise airspeed calibration and measurement. A less-than-optimal pitot-static system can compromise those numbers. Heres how to troubleshoot the problem.
What’s New
Among the news items this month are the announcement of extended-range fuel tanks for the Arion Aircraft Lightning, a flight bag thats customized for RV aircraft, a light-aircraft jack and a new transceiver from Microair Avionics of Australia.
Letters
A&Ps and ExperimentalsI would like to commend Dave Prizio on his very informative article...
![The 160 hp turbocharged Rotax 916iS is a four-stroke piston engine with redundant electronic fuel injection and ignition. [Credit: BPR Rotax]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/PIC_916-iS_iSc-2.jpg?w=324&h=160&crop=1 "2026 Engine Buyer’s Guide")
2026 Engine Buyer’s Guide
Our annual survey of the wide array of engine options available to homebuilders, from certified to experimental.