A 2009 Glasair GlaStar with 120 hours is for sale at $119,000. The GlaStar is a high-wing, two-seater aircraft known for its speed and efficiency, exceeding the Cessna 172 in performance while using a ...

A significant portion (25%) of single-engine piston airplanes in the FAA registry are amateur-built, offering a unique ownership experience. While statistically less safe than factory-built planes, ...

Today's Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily. Today's Top Pick is a 2002 Piper PA-18-160 Super Cub. This aircraft presents a ...

Murphy Rebel Kit Auction The auction of a near-complete Murphy Rebel kit presents a unique opportunity for homebuilt aircraft enthusiasts and marks an interesting development for both kitplane ...

Two tragic plane crashes in two weeks have exposed a booming interest in home-built aircraft - a phenomenon the FAA says has tripled in popularity since the 1980s. Four people died when a ...

China's first home-built aircraft carrier is nearing completion. Satellite photographs indicate most major construction is complete, though much remains to be done and the carrier probably won't be ...

Arnold Ebneter takes the E-1 for a spin around Snohomish, Washington, in 2005. A few years and a few changes later, he set a distance record in it. On a ramp at Paine Field in Everett, Washington, a ...

Undoubtedly, some of you will think that building your own airplane is the weird part of this story. There are actually a large number of people that want to get into the private pilot game, but can't ...

The family of a 4-year-old girl who died when the homebuilt airplane she was riding in crash-landed in a parking lot along the Oregon coast has filed a $35 million lawsuit against the company that ...

A California pilot has died after smashing his 'experimental homebuilt' plane into a dirt slope 50 seconds into flight. Horrific photographs show the wreckage of the single-engine Vans RV8, which ...

One person was killed when an “experimental homebuilt” single-engine plane crashed just a block away from a Southern California airport. The deadly incident occurred around 12:40 p.m. Saturday near ...