A STOL CH750 has become the first Zenith kit aircraft in North America to fly with the new Rotax 912iS engine. The flight was the result of a collaborative effort involving Zenith Aircraft Co., which supplied the aircraft kit, Rotech Research Canada, Ltd., which installed the engine, and Skytek Aircraft Services, which assembled the airframe. […]
Experimental Aircraft
Carter Aviation holds first public flight demonstration
WICHITA FALLS, Texas — For the first time, officials with Carter Aviation Technologies recently left their flight test center at Olney Airport and flew cross country to a welcoming crowd of hundreds at Kickapoo Airport in Wichita Falls, Texas. “This is the first time we have left Olney and the first time we’ve conducted a […]
CubCrafters updates Carbon Cub SS and Sport Cub
YAKIMA, Wash. — CubCrafters has unveiled a range of updates for the Carbon Cub SS (pictured) and Sport Cub S2 LSA aircraft for the 2014 model year. The Carbon Cub and Sport Cub models are based on the Company’s CC11 airframe, of which 291 units have been delivered to date. New for 2014 are improvements […]
Orders now being taken for next batch of factory-built RV-12s
Now that Synergy Air has delivered its first dozen factory RV-12s, the company has begun taking orders for another batch, according to a report at AOPA.org. The story notes that Synergy Air expects to build about 30 RV-12s in the next 12 months and up to 50 the following year. Synergy Air’s RV-12s range in price from […]
Zenith becomes backcountry workhorse
PEMBROKE, Quebec — While many Zenith builders dream about flying into the backcountry, Richard Lauzon, 56, flies the opposite direction. Based at the Ten Mile Lodge in northern Quebec, Lauzon says his STOL CH 801 is by far the most practical means of getting in and out of his hunting/fishing resort. The nearest airport is […]
First flight: e-Go
The e-Go prototype took to the skies for the first time Oct. 24 in England. Chief Test Pilot was Keith Dennison for the design, which has been in development for the past 10 years, according to Giotto Castelli, who is leading the effort to bring the one-seat plane to market. “I believe the canard design […]
All-terrain flying car debuts
SkyRunner, a new recreational sports vehicle that is part all-terrain vehicle and part light-sport aircraft, will make its public debut at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show this week. “Airports are not required with SkyRunner,” says Stewart Hamel, SkyRunner founder and CEO. “This vehicle will change the way people experience their world and provide pure […]
The toy RV
Military aircraft, flags, fierce mythical creatures, comely young women — these are often the inspiration for aircraft paint schemes. You can get exceedingly elaborate with a design that stands out and attracts crowds, or go the other direction and keep it simple with a white base coat and a stripe. The Bruch family from Sturgis, […]
Backcountry beauty
There are airplanes that are built for show, airplanes built for backcountry camping, and airplanes built for IFR cross-country flying. One of the best things about building your own airplane is that you can create a machine that fits all these categories. Gordon Anderson, from Silverthorn, Colo., has achieved this with his 2012 Sportsman 2+2. […]