Kitplanes
Kitplanes Magazine: Your Homebuilt Aircraft Authority. We cover topics relevant to anyone who has ever dreamed of building or owning a homebuilt experimental aircraft.
March 2021
On the cover: Randy Shannon enjoys a flight over the prairies of eastern Kansas. His plane is the first customer-built Zenith CH 750 SD...
Archive: January 2008
On our cover was the stunning Falco F.8L built by Kris Shipler’s late father, John. We met Kris at Chino airport, where so much...
Metal Magic: Tools
In this episode of our video series, Paul Dye describes some of the common tools a builder of a metal airplane will use.
This series...
Kit Selection Webinar – Tue. Jan 26
Picking the right kit for you is one of the most important decisions you will make and has a big impact on whether you...
Rotor X Acquires RotorWay International
Rotor X Aircraft Manufacturing Company acquired the RotorWay International factory in Chandler, Arizona, and hired key RotorWay personnel. Rotor X is now offering new...
Metal Magic: Shop Safety
In the first episode of the new KITPLANES Metal Magic video series, our host Paul Dye, multi-time builder and former NASA Flight Director, takes...
Wilkes Subsonex JSX-2
Almost two years to the day from ordering the kit, the first flight was May 22, 2020 and lasted about 20 minutes. Everything was...
Homebuilders Week Starts January 26
Get into the building groove during the first EAA Homebuilders Week online event.
Van’s Shipping Dept. Quarantined Until January 15
Van's Aircraft has put a hold on sending parts out the door until January 15 because the shipping department employees had been exposed to...
Archive: June 1999
The Viking Cygnet was on the cover of our June 1999 issue. The plansbuilt design debuted at Oshkosh 1977 as Bert Sisler’s second design....
In Case You Missed It
The Paint Shop Experience
Deciding that you don't want to paint your homebuilt airplane yourself means placing your baby in the hands of a paint shop. Susan Brunner offers some tips to help manage this important aspect of the building process successfully.
