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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.

June 2023

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On the cover: Test pilot Maurizio Perissinotto puts the Saurenman Aero Works REVO through its paces. Photographed by Evan Byrne near Santa Paula, California. Table...

Rotor X Aircraft DRAGON Teaser Video

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After a year of testing, Rotor X Aircraft has released video of the new ultralight eVTOL, Dragon Personal Air Vehicle from a flight test...

The eXenos Takes Wing!

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To quote Howard Hughes in the movie The Rocketeer… ”The son of a b**** will fly!" The stars finally aligned with the weather (and schedules)...

Archive: June 2013

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Sonex’s blazing yellow Onex was on our cover this month—proclaiming “half the seats, twice the fun”—supported by a story written by longtime aviation journalist...

May 2023

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On the cover: Doug Eastman enjoys the sunrise near Boulder, Colorado, while at the controls of his SX300. Photographed by Julia Apfelbaum from an...

Archive: April 1986

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Our April 1986 cover featured the Air Shark as part of a collection of 14 “build-yourself flying boats.” A two-page buyer’s guide helped illustrate...

April 2023

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On the cover: Marco Probst flies his Murphy Radical over the Coast Mountains near Squamish, British Columbia. Photo by Tom Wilson from Tim Tallevi’s...

Whirl Wind Propellers Consolidates Operations

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Propeller manufacturer Whirl Wind Propellers Corporation (WWPC) has announced that effective immediately, all distribution and sales of its constant-speed aircraft propeller products will be...

Morris Sonex

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After being furloughed from an airline during COVID, I purchased a partially completed kit from a builder's widow that had passed away some 5...

Hoey Sonex B

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I began building in February 2018 and made the first flight in December 2022. The Sonex B is powered by an AeroVee Turbo engine....

In Case You Missed It

Manufacturing Automation at CubCrafters

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On a recent visit to CubCrafters to help build a Carbon Cub UL, our...

Alpha Systems AoA

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A standalone angle-of-attack solution.

Engine Theory: Forced induction

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Putting super into the intake equation.

Kit Stuff

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Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.