![[Credit: McFarlane Alaska]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/McFarlane_tailwheel.jpg?w=534&h=462&crop=1 "McFarlane Alaska Absorbs Backcountry Favorite T3 Tailwheel")
![[Credit: FAA]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/FAA-Mosaic-1.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "MOSAIC Isn’t a Question of Can You—But Why You’d Build")
![[Credit: EAA]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/vintage-in-review-herb-clark.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Vintage in Review Returns to Oshkosh: Five Days, Five Stories, and a Living OX-5")
![[Credit: Zenith Aircraft Company]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/31142685469.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Zenith Throws Open Its Doors for “Fly-In to Summer”")
![Making rare use of my drafting tools for the internal timing. [All Images Credited to Andrew Robinson]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/P1010535.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Conquering the Magneto, Part 2")
Tosten Covered
Tosten already has a complete line of popular stick grips, so they are not debuting any new hardware at this year’s AirVenture. But they...
Meeting the Kitfox Aircraft Family
Kitfox Aircraft's John McBean takes us on a tour of the Kitfox family at AirVenture 2021. While they may look similar, the three core...
Completing a 24-Year Dream
Todd Loes of Waterloo, Iowa, saw Zig Berzins’ 1989 Reserve Grand Champion Cygnet SF-2A at AirVenture many years ago and knew he had found...
Four is the New Three
You couldn’t walk AirVenture 2021 without noticing the semi proliferation of four-blade propellers. Maybe Hartzell’s custodial staff accidentally turned on the blade-making machine when...
It’s About the Friends You Meet
I’ve written this once or twice in the past, but it’s worth repeating—the longer you go to Oshkosh, the less it becomes about airplanes,...
AirVenture 2021 Wraps Up
Marc and Tom closing out the Kitplanes coverage of AirVenture 2021 on a beautiful, sunny day.
Electrolite—the Hyper STOL Ultralight
If there is any doubt that aerodynamic innovation exists in the realm of ultralights, all one needs to do is look at what Aeromarine...
Panther’s Dan Weseman Speaks at Homebuilders Dinner
A smaller group attended the Homebuilder's Dinner at EAA’s Nature Pavilion this year due to the seating restrictions and the storm-driven fleeing of many...
Return of the Wonder!
Charlie Becker, EAA Homebuilt Community Manager, announced Saturday morning that the One Week Wonder will return at AirVenture 2022 with the build of a...
Build Your Own Airport
It’s the great American pilot’s dream—build your own airplane and then build a grass strip from which to fly it. As Gary Stevens related...
In Case You Missed It
Tail Surfaces and Aerodynamic Effects
Major aspects of tail design and how they affect the performance of an aircraft in flight.
