![[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")
Rainy Tuesday Morning
“It’s EAA!” Exclaimed the Oshkosh local at the gate as an affirmation that rain and AirVenture are inherently intertwined. (Have you ever noticed that...
F1 Rocket Update
If there’s one question Vince Frasier at F1 Rocket is tired of answering is, “When is the tapered wing coming out?” So, of course,...
Space Shuttle Reminiscences at Theater in the Woods
Practical jokes, touching international friendships, and the awe of urinating upside down in zero Gs were among the many stories shared last night by...
Van’s Sneak Peek at the RV-15
Van’s president and CTO Rian Johnson reveals a little about the upcoming RV-15, a high-wing, backcountry-capable airplane set to debut next year.
Van’s Aircraft Responds to COVID-19 Challenges
Greg Hughes Rian Johnson presented their frank assessment of the company’s response to cataclysmic changes over the past two years.
Fairings for Zenith Aircraft
Zenith Aircraft announced a line of wing strut fairings for its popular high-wing kit aircraft.
They can be installed by the builder after the plane...
Van’s Redesigns FAB Airbox for Carbureted Models
Rian Johnson, President and Chief Technical Officer at Van’s Aircraft, is a hands-on kind of leader. Not many people know it, but Rian build...
TwinJAG
What happens when a Piper Apache gets parked too close to an RV on a secluded ramp?
Perhaps a “TwinJAG”, a creation of “Jim And...
Van’s Aircraft Teases Next Design
Van’s Aircraft teased the very broad outlines of the RV-15, a much rumored, next-generation RV kit aircraft.
Resurrected Helicycle Appears at AirVenture
The Helicycle is back and a New Mexico company is selling kits.
In Case You Missed It
All About Avionics
More and more pilots are installing all-inclusive engine monitoring equipment in their aircraft, and, fortunately, todays monitors are dully reliable.
Slow Leak From a Quick Drain
Solving the mystery of dirty oil leaking from an engine full of clean oil.
