"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 ...

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, ...

Van's Aircraft, a renowned and historically successful kit-aircraft manufacturer, recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company has a rich half-century history, developing numerous ...

Building an aircraft kit requires significant space; home workshops (garages, sheds) and airport hangars are common options. Airport hangar building offers ample space but may lack climate control, ...

Before folks start assembling the ultra-popular electric private aircraft that can be sent to your doorstep, an established player in the kitplane sector is offering them a new travel companion that’s ...

Outer Banks Voice A little more than two years after students of First Flight High School’s Wright Flight Academy began to build a RV-12iS kit plane, the aircraft was unveiled on the ...

PERRY, Fla. (WCTV) - The plane that crashed in Taylor County Sunday afternoon was an experimental build the pilot crafted from a kit, according to the Federal Aviation Association’s investigation. The ...

Residents in Simi Valley thought the small aircraft circling over the neighborhood on Saturday was part of an air show. The plane appeared to fly erratically, drawing closer and closer to the ground.