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Kitplanes Magazine: Your Homebuilt Aircraft Authority. We cover topics relevant to anyone who has ever dreamed of building or owning a homebuilt experimental aircraft.
David Jacob Heino's Sonex
I completed Sonex #1072 on August 18, 2014 and made the first flight on August 22, 2014 from Charlie Brown/Fulton County Airport in Atlanta,...
Save on a SubSonex Through October 31
Sonex Aircraft just announced the return of their Huge Fall Promotion in conjunction with EAA Barnstorming Dealsonce again in 2017. This year, SubSonex customers can get into the...
Letters
Free FallI have been following Elliot Seguin's column, "High Desert Tales," about his avocation and now job as a test pilot, with much interest....
Zenith Open Hangar Days
You're invited! Join Zenith Aircraft Company at the Open Hangar Days and Fly-In at the kit factory in Mexico, Missouri on September 22 & 23! All aviation enthusiasts are invited to...
RST Engineering Looking for Beta Testers
Jim Weir, long-time Kitplanes columnist and founder of RST Engineering (the copper tape antenna folks) is looking for a few BUILDERS who would like...
Tempest Introduces Easy Drain Oil Filter Drain Tool
Tempest Plus Marketing Group (TPMG) announced the immediate availability of the Tempest® Easy Drain oil filter drain tool--a product innovation specifically engineered to help...
FlyEFii System32 Engine Management System Introduced
EFII introduces its new FlyEFii System32 Engine Management System, a high-speed, fully redundant system that represents the fulfillment of a ten year wish list...
Hartzell Propeller Creates Composite Blade Pre-flight Check Video for Pilots
Hartzell Propeller added to its series of how-to videos for pilots and mechanics. The newest video covers the evaluation of structural composite propeller blades...
In Case You Missed It
No Limits!
Marco Cherubini is a paraplegic, but that didn’t stop him from building an RV-7 and fulfilling his dreams of flight.
Avoiding the Traps of Bad Engineering and Construction
There's a large body of knowledge of good engineering practice for aircraft. Most of this knowledge was gained the hard way, and it should not be ignored lightly.
