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Zenith “Fly-In to Summer” Open House is Saturday, June 17
Zenith Aircraft Company is holding its informal "Fly In to Summer" Open House and Fly-In at the Zenith Aircraft kit factory on Saturday, June...
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 by Tim O’Brien. Table of contents LaZoom! Jeff LaVelle ushers out the first 25 years of Sport class racing and the Reno era at 400 mph. Building the 750 SD Xtreme: […] 
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RARA Seeks Bids for Future Home of Races
The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) is officially seeking bids from interested airports and localities that wish to partner with the organization to host...
Archive: October 1996
Our cover subject for the October 1996 issue was Bobby Cox’s highly modified Pitts S-1 plansbuilt that had won Grand Champion Plansbuilt at Sun...
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 of contents Saurenman Aero Works Revo: Lean, mean aerobatic machine. Bad Mojo No Mo: A Pitts with a story to tell—and more to make. Glass Blowing: Building and installing Flyleds’ […]
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Rotor X Aircraft DRAGON Teaser Video
After a year of testing, Rotor X Aircraft has released video of the new ultralight eVTOL, Dragon Personal Air Vehicle from a flight test...
The eXenos Takes Wing!
To quote Howard Hughes in the movie The Rocketeer… ”The son of a b**** will fly!" The stars finally aligned with the weather (and schedules)...
Archive: June 2013
Sonex’s blazing yellow Onex was on our cover this month—proclaiming “half the seats, twice the fun”—supported by a story written by longtime aviation journalist...
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 A36 Bonanza owned and piloted by Steve Zimmermann. Table of Contents SX Appeal: Sleek looks and a 300-hp Lycoming make the SX300 a very sexy single. Van’s RV-15 Update: What’s happening […]
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Archive: April 1986
Our April 1986 cover featured the Air Shark as part of a collection of 14 “build-yourself flying boats.” A two-page buyer’s guide helped illustrate...
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Wind Tunnel
This month Barnaby Wainfan turns his attention to the control system and how various aspects such as linkages, the elevator planform and tail aspect ratio, and trailing-edge treatments affect pitch control.
