Building your own kit airplane can offer significant cost savings (approximately 50%) compared to purchasing a new light sport aircraft (LSA), with the kit representing about one-third of the total ...

Practical Utility Meets Builder Flexibility Sonex Aircraft's new Highwing is fast becoming a phenomenon among experimental ...

GE Aviation is entering the market experimental-rated kit-built aircraft, supplying the H80 turboprop for a high-performance remake of the Turbine Aircraft Legend. The newly-branded Turbine Venom is ...

For nearly 50 years, Van’s Aircraft Inc. has offered a series of low-wing, all-aluminum kit planes popular with those who like to fly airplanes they assemble with their own hands. The Aurora, ...

Starting with a kit from Velocity Aircraft, however, can help make the monumental task slightly more manageable. Their business model revolves around selling comprehensive “experimental aircraft” kits ...

We're descending toward the airport at nearly 250 mph, losing almost 2,000 feet per minute. Harry Delong, who sells the two-seat Glasair, is showing me how to fly it, watching as we rapidly climb and ...

The Cirrus VK-30 was a groundbreaking aircraft introduced by Cirrus Design Corporation in 1987. Founded by brothers Alan and Dale Klapmeier, Cirrus began its journey with the ambitious goal of ...

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - An airplane that crashed into a home in Columbus, Indiana on Thursday was built from a kit, but experts said the aircraft had a good safety record. Experimental aircraft kits, ...

A pilot purchased a used Van's Aircraft RV-4, an experimental/amateur-built (E/A-B) aircraft, from his brother, highlighting the less expensive and more customizable ...

NAPLES, Fla. (WKRC) - A group of Florida students is shooting for the sky, and they recently got to see their hard work soar. The Naples Youth Aviation Project is made up of 11 talented teens who, ...