A kit-plane manufacturer is eyeing a vacant manufacturing plant to expand its operations in Bend. The voted last week to transfer a lease of airport land from to Epic Aircraft, and officials say the ...

The Cirrus VK-30 was a groundbreaking aircraft introduced by Cirrus Design Corporation in 1987. Founded by brothers Alan and Dale Klapmeier, Cirrus began its journey with the ambitious goal of ...

US-based kit manufacturer Van’s Aircraft has resorted to Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection while it attempts to restructure, after encountering financial difficulties. The company, which was founded ...

Despite global economic challenges including war, inflation, and supply chain issues, the light aircraft market experienced healthy growth in 2022, exceeding 2019 levels. The overall light aircraft ...

Aircraft For Sale highlights a 2010 Van's RV-8 as its daily top pick, featuring 380 airframe hours and a recently overhauled engine. The RV-8 is praised for its performance, ease of construction ...

The Japanese are making progress on the eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) market, with aircraft manufacturer Tetra Aviation recently announcing its first commercially available personal ...

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, ...

The John Bell Williams Airport in Bolton and Raymond is now the home of the country's only manufacturer of the Questair Venture, a small, high-performance kit plane. Meanwhile, a world record was set ...

The year was 1963 and American cars were by and large massive metal V-8-powered machines. Even America's only sports car up until that time, the Corvette, was big and heavy. Produced with a thick ...