Oshkosh Diary: It Starts!
Four days after arriving in Oshkosh, we’re almost ready for the show. And, quite frankly, a bit tired out before it starts!
DUC Propellers Rolls Out Tiger 3
A new prop specially designed to handle the power range from a Rotax 912 through 916.
Homebuilt Count Up Again This Year
The Homebuilt combined camping and parking totals are in from last night and we are a little ahead of the past two years.
Sonex Rolls Out Highwing Protoype
Teased in 2022, Sonex rolled out their Highwing prototype at its annual pre-AirVenture Sonex Homecoming.
Cicaré 8 Kit Helicopter Debuts at AirVenture
It’s new, it's beautiful, and, as it turns out, it is a kit which can be completed in 200 hours, or even faster at a Cicaré builder assist facility.
Emergency Aircraft Repair
One of the great benefits at AirVenture is the Emergency Aircraft Repair station. I had intermittent problems with my primary radio, a Garmin 650,...
Vic’s New Helo
As readers may recall, Kitplanes Contributing Editor Vic Syracuse built and flew a four place helicopter to AirVenture in 2023. Upon returning home to...
Future Builders
Pilot Zoey Foster (age 6) takes the lead in her Pedal Power RV. Little brother Riley (age 2) flies her wing in a T-6....
In Case You Missed It
Spitfire Squadron Scrambles Again
At Enstone, U.K., groups of builders are creating Spitfire replicas. By Geoff Jones.
Turnbuckle Safety Wire
Turnbuckles are usually used in control systems to apply the proper amount of tension...
Spinner Bulkhead Clocking
Spinner woes were the topic of midsummer musings on Van’s Air Force this year....