Kitplanes Magazine Archive

July 2023

On the cover: Jeff LaVelle tears up the Sport Gold course in his Glasair III at the 2022 Reno National Championship Air Races. Photographed...

June 2023

On the cover: Test pilot Maurizio Perissinotto puts the Saurenman Aero Works REVO through its paces. Photographed by Evan Byrne near Santa Paula, California. Table...

May 2023

On the cover: Doug Eastman enjoys the sunrise near Boulder, Colorado, while at the controls of his SX300. Photographed by Julia Apfelbaum from an...

April 2023

On the cover: Marco Probst flies his Murphy Radical over the Coast Mountains near Squamish, British Columbia. Photo by Tom Wilson from Tim Tallevi’s...

March 2023

On the cover: Trevor Aldridge flies the SW-51 over the northwestern Arkansas countryside, looking for Messerschmitts. Photo by Zak Heald. Table of contents 2023 Propeller...

February 2023

On the cover: While conducting reconnaissance for our annual Buyer’s Guide, Tom Wilson photographed this beautiful IO-540 at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Table of contents 2023 Engine...

January 2023

On the cover: Pete Dougherty enjoys a flight in CubCrafters’ new Lycoming-powered 186-hp EX-2 363i. Photographed near Yakima, Washington, by Jon Bliss. Table of contents ...

December 2022

On the cover: A small sampling of the 658 aircraft (594 fixed-wing and 64 rotorcraft) that appear in this year’s directory. Which one will...

November 2022

On the cover: Originally designed for National Geographic photo expeditions, the AirCam is the perfect aircraft for flying low and going slow. Photo by...

October 2022

On the cover: Axel Alvarez flies the RV-15 engineering test prototype over Oregon. The aircraft is the first high-wing design from Van’s. Photo by...

September 2022

On the cover: Tricycle gear and taildragger versions of Sling’s new High Wing fly in formation near Johannesburg, South Africa. Photographed by Bruce Perkins. Table...

August 2022

On the cover: Chris Pryce flies his “KR-2S ish,” a highly modified, stretched KR-2S that is powered by a Corvair engine. Photographed by Jon...

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