Building an aircraft kit requires significant space; home workshops (garages, sheds) and airport hangars are common options. Airport hangar building offers ample space but may lack climate control, ...

Epic Aircraft was founded in 2004 as a general aviation manufacturer focused on producing high-performance airplanes. In its ...

Under new ownership by ON Capital, kit aircraft builder Sonex vows a rapid production restart and significant R&D investment.

HOMEDALE — Building a model airplane used to be a popular childhood pastime. As adults, some aviation enthusiasts take that passion to the next level: building their own flyable airplanes. But they ...

MEXICO, Mo. — In a hangar in central Missouri, pieces are built and put into a kit for customers to purchase. Zenith Aircraft Company has been manufacturing kit airplanes in Mexico, Missouri, since ...

Just how do you eat an elephant? Start with the first bite, that’s how. And that’s the aeronautical version of what local resident Allen Maris, 50, of Santa Ynez has bitten off with the construction ...

"Simplify and add lightness." Someone really smart and special to motoring enthusiasts once said something to that tune, we're sure you know who. But because airplanes tend to be, well, massive, it's ...

The Sonex High Wing tails kits will resume shipping in May 2026 with full kits expected to ship in the middle of summer.

Pajaro Valley Unified School District students are building an airplane at the Watsonville Municipal Airport as part of their ...