A countdown of the fastest airplane kit planes, focusing on speed, design, and performance. This video offers an educational ...

The first two RV-15 wing kits were picked up by Reno Racer Kevin Eldredge, who was the first to place a deposit for the kits ...

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, ...

A small kit aircraft crashed near a residence in Odessa on Monday morning, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Shortly after 9 a.m. Monday, troopers responded to the 6800 block of Oakwood ...

A septet of pilots fly their planes in formation over Santa Cruz on Saturday. (Shmuel Thaler - Santa Cruz Sentinel) ...

Four people were killed when a plane built from a kit crashed in California — including the experimental pilot and his new fiancée, according to reports. Pilot Lochie Ferrier was flying a Cozy Mark IV ...

Van’s Aircraft has started production of its first-ever high-wing design, the RV-15. The company has begun manufacturing wing kits, which are expected to ship to builders this year. On the opening day ...

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 ...

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 ...