Van's Aircraft experienced a surge in demand during the pandemic as more people took up airplane building as a hobby. The company, celebrating its 50th anniversary, is working to overcome supply chain ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

HOMEDALE — Building a model airplane used to be a popular childhood pastime. As adults, some aviation enthusiasts take that passion to the next level: building their own flyable airplanes. But they ...

Howard Reid’s first airplane was a surplus single-engine biplane from World War I that arrived at his family farm near Roggen in huge wooden crates. He was still flying in February, just months from ...

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 ...