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 ...

Frank Christensen revolutionized homebuilt aircraft with his Eagle biplane kit, making airplane construction accessible to a wider audience through professional, high-quality kits and detailed ...

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin—Stratos Aircraft is taking an interim step in its move to certify a very light jet by first offering the aircraft as a kit. The six-seat aircraft, unveiled here at EAA AirVenture ...

This is our first balsa wood kit, really proud and excited to announce the new Tanár, a kit for beginners but also for ...

Van’s Aircraft filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week begs the question: How can the largest and most successful company in the kit-aircraft world find itself in this situation? With ...

The Japanese are making progress on the eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) market, with aircraft manufacturer Tetra Aviation recently announcing its first commercially available personal ...

This video provides basic instruction in how to work with sheet metal for the purpose of building a metal kit aircraft An experienced instructor covers the terminology tools and techniques required to ...

Airbus has flight tested the latest prototype of its A400M Roll-on/Roll-off modular kit that turns a standard Airbus A400M turboprop military transport aircraft into a firefighting bomber to drop ...