The Cirrus VK-30 emerged in the late 1980s as a bold step into the realm of kit aircraft. Designed by brothers Alan and Dale Klapmeier, the VK-30 was Cirrus Aircraft's first major project ...

Philip Makanna For the cover of the premier issue of Air & Space/Smithsonian magazine, published in April 1986, we chose a biplane, a configuration that aircraft designers had all but abandoned by ...

The company makes aircraft kits, so those 10,700 airplanes have been built by individuals, working in small shops and garages all over the world. Exactly 25 years ago, Van surprised his staff with ...

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For ...