While the initial promise of affordable Light Sport Aircraft (LSAs) has largely been unmet due to "feature creep" leading to higher prices, building an experimental ...

The South African kit plane industry, while not as large as its American or European counterparts, has carved out a niche for itself in the global aviation market. The country has a strong general ...

The Cirrus VK-30 was a groundbreaking aircraft introduced by Cirrus Design Corporation in 1987. Founded by brothers Alan and ...

"Simplify and add lightness." Someone really smart and special to motoring enthusiasts once said something to that tune, we're sure you know who. But because airplanes tend to be, well, massive, it's ...

Tango Flight is a nonprofit organization that partners with high schools across the country to offer a unique shop class experience where students build airworthy Van's RV-12 kitplanes. The program, ...

Growing up in tiny Frederic, Wisconsin, the Karl brothers were always tinkering. Always building something — “or taking things apart, probably more often than building things,” says oldest brother ...

US-based kit manufacturer Van’s Aircraft has resorted to Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection while it attempts to restructure, after encountering financial difficulties. The company, which was founded ...

ELDRIDGE, Iowa (KWQC) - Students from three schools in the Quad Cities are working together to build a small airplane at a shop in Eldridge. It started in 2021 when Pleasant Valley High School ...

BREMERTON — It was a continuous process to draw, cut, measure, drill holes and assemble pieces of aluminum. Annika Pexton felt a sense of relief — and accomplishment — when she finished making her ...