The article's "Top Pick" is a brand-new 2024 Van's RV-9A, meticulously built over 16 years by a Boeing engineer, and has only 280 total airframe hours. Powered by a 160 hp Lycoming IO-320 engine and a ...

Dedicated RV builders prove that constructing an aircraft is a labor of love. Mark Cattell flies in the the RV-9A he built a few years ago. Like many builders, Mark found the process so rewarding that ...

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, ...

Six off-road bikes were stolen in a break-in on a farm near Henstridge, police say. The Vans RV-9A aircraft hit the ground and rolled onto its roof short of the runway in Somerset. The technology will ...

Van’s Aircraft, the maker of kit aircraft, will celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary at EAA AirVenture along with presenting an all-new aircraft—the RV-15 high-wing taildragger fit for backcountry ...