Lycoming Assembly Workshop
It would be impressive for one to attend AirVenture and go home without a record number of steps tracked in their smart phone health...
Verner Radial Engine
Verner Motor showed off its new 9-cylinder radial engine in Steve Wolf's one-off scaled-down aerobatic airplane. The new engine makes 158 hp for three...
Two Homebuilt Aviation Luminaries
The homebuilt aviation community lost two longtime, ardent enthusiasts recently with the passing of Morry Hummel, 93, and Howard Levy, 88.
Product Minute: Val 2000
If your experimental aircraft project needs a simple navcomm with a small form factor, Kitplanes editor Marc Cook shows you why you should check out the Val 2000.
The Home Machinist: Routers Redux
Occasionally I receive a letter from a reader that offers an insight a bit beyond the expected. An especially well-informed source, Rawson M. (great...
New Product: AeroPulsar TSOd LED Nav/Strobe In…
AeroLEDs has announced its latest contribution to aviation lighting products. The new Pulsar was designed from a clean sheet, using advanced mechanical/electrical computer modeling and optical ray- tracing software to accurately predict the performance of the final product. The approach was a no-compromise design that was intended …
Volunteers – The Welcome Wagon
Maybe you've scud-run into Ripon, dodged a couple of planes diving down in front of you between Ripon and Fisk, freaked out over the two...
New Sport Hornet Kit (ELSA) Pricing
Higher Class Aviation now offers the Sport Hornet to customers as a fast-build kit for $19,495. All primary load-supporting structures are assembled at the factory, and completion time is as low as 400 hours, but this kit still meets the 51% requirement, the company says.
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal: Sun ‘n Fun 2022 #2
Taking off for Sun 'n Fun is always exciting, even if it is for the 37th time. It would have been 38, but they...
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.