PALMER, Alaska -- Bill Montagne has swagger. It comes with the territory. He's a self-taught aerodynamics engineer and test pilot who designed a plane for the Alaska bush that he says can fly circles ...

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, ...

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There are certain aircraft that are ubiquitous on the Alaska landscape: the Super Cub, Cessna 180 and 207, the Caravan, the Piper Navajo and from de Havilland, the Otter and Beaver. Capable of ...