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Kitplanes - August 6, 2011 0

Searching for Bear Metal After an absence of many years, I'm starting to...

The 160 hp turbocharged Rotax 916iS is a four-stroke piston engine with redundant electronic fuel injection and ignition. [Credit: BPR Rotax]

2026 Engine Buyer’s Guide

Jonathan Welsh - May 13, 2026 3

Our annual survey of the wide array of engine options available to homebuilders, from certified to experimental.

Risky Business

Sid Mayeux - January 23, 2015 0

The dress rehearsal-in the shop and in the air. By Sid Mayeux.

Light Stuff

Roy Beisswenger - September 20, 2012 0

After studying Experimental aircraft, the National Transportation Safety Board developed 16 recommendations. Roy Beisswenger outlines the good, the bad and the still-needed.

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