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, ...

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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 ...

The Van's Aircraft RV-14A is a custom-built, high-performance kit airplane, appealing to individuals seeking the adventure and economic benefits of constructing their own aircraft. Building an RV-14A ...

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"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 ...

Editor's note: This is part two of a two-part series. Pilots will take to the air from Grider Field today, heading home to a number of destinations at the conclusion of the weekend's formation flight ...

GILA BEND, Ariz.GILA BEND, Ariz. — An experimental, homemade aircraft crashed about 70 miles (111 kilometers) southwest of Phoenix, killing one person and seriously injuring another, authorities said.

It’s a familiar scene, replayed in garages and workshops across the country for the better part of a half-century: the arrival of an airplane kit. For some, it's a stack of boxes and a long tube or ...