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Osprey GP-4 is an experimental aircraft designed by George Pereira for cross country flights with two passengers. It is a wood-constructed, retractable gear, low wing aircraft with a Lycoming IO-360 engine and a range of 1,100 mi (1,770 km).
Learn about the origins, development and features of homebuilt aircraft, also known as amateur-built or kit planes. Find out how they are constructed, licensed and used for recreation and education.
The Bede BD-4 is a light aircraft designed by Jim Bede for homebuilding and available since 1968. It is one of the world's most popular homebuilts with thousands of plans sold and hundreds of examples completed.
Berkut 360 is a homebuilt canard aircraft derived from Rutan Long-EZ, with retractable landing gear and dual canopies. It is powered by Lycoming IO-360 or IO-540 engine and has a poor safety record with several accidents.
The Bede BD-5 Micro is a series of kit-built aircraft created by Jim Bede in the 1960s and 1970s. It has a streamlined fuselage, a pusher propeller or jet engine, and a V-tail. The BD-5J variant is the world's smallest jet aircraft.
Cirrus Design VK-30 on ramp at the Baraboo–Wisconsin Dells Airport in Baraboo, Wisconsin, c. 1988. The VK-30 design was conceived in the early 1980s as a kit plane project by three Wisconsin college students: Alan Klapmeier and Jeff Viken from Ripon College, and Alan's brother, Dale Klapmeier, who was attending the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point.