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, ...

KFA (Kitplanes For Africa) is a South African light aircraft manufacturer with 30 years of experience, now expanding its market to North America. Their Safari XL model is distinguished by its ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

What powers this innovation? One source is an aircraft category called “experimental/amateur-built” that is recognized by the FAA since they are created and ...