KITPLANES

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WIDE WORLD OF AIRPLANES • THE UNIVERSE OF KIT AND LIGHT SUPPORT AIRPLANES OFFERS A PLANE FOR EVERY BUDGET

KITPLANES

A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT BUILD ON A BUDGET

ROCK YOUR WINGS • A CALIFORNIA BUILDER FINISHED HIS RANS S-21, THEN SPENT SEVEN WEEKS FLYING IT BACK TO THE TENT WHERE THE WHOLE IDEA STARTED.

MORE FLYING. MORE ACCESS. ONE MEMBERSHIP.

AIRVENTURE 2026 • REFLECTING ON THE FLY-IN WITH A FIFTY-YEAR LOOKBACK.

CHOOSING YOUR FIRE EXTINGUISHER • THE COCKPIT FIRE EXTINGUISHER DESERVES SOME CAREFUL THOUGHT

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PROPJET CUB • CUBCRAFTERS’ NEW CARBON CUB ULT PUTS A TURBOPROP ON THE NOSE OF A MOSAIC LSA. THE CATCH IS THE PRICE.

THE HATZ BIPLANE, PART ONE: THE AIRPLANE ALMOST NOBODY KNOWS • A WISCONSIN FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SET OUT TO BUILD A MODERN WACO ON 85 HORSEPOWER. FIFTY-EIGHT YEARS LATER, A SMALL, DEVOTED GROUP OF BUILDERS IS STILL FLYING HIS DESIGN.

SPIRIT SE-1 • LIKE THE GREEK GODDESS ATHENA, THE SE-1 SPRANG FORTH FULLY FORMED. READY TO GO.

CHARACTERS IN AVIATION • NOTABLE CHARACTERS OF AVIATION’S PAST AND PRESENT

MORE THAN A MATERIAL CHOICE • THE BUILD MATERIAL IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISIONS OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT

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CUSTOM COWL FABRICATION, PART 1 • BUILDING THE SLEEK CUSTOM COWL OF THE SR-1

SHOULD YOU CONSIDER A PARACHUTE? • IF YOU DO WANT A WHOLE AIRCRAFT CHUTE, IT IS BEST TO PLAN FOR IT UP FRONT IN YOUR BUILD.