MEXICO, Mo. — When Dennis Sapp travels the 30-something miles from his Columbia home to Moberly to enjoy lunch with his friends, he rarely does something as humdrum as drive a car. Instead, he opts ...
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 ...
Zenith Aircraft Company, the Mexico, Missouri kit manufacturer known for its accessible designs and supportive builder community, is riding a wave of activity as it enters 2026. Between expanding its ...
Bob Hannah works on airplanes for a living, but the mechanic from Rising Sun, Ind., has always wanted to build his own. At Mexico, Mo., Memorial Airport last week, in the only hangar with any signs of ...
The homebuilt aviation community welcomed a significant milestone on October 22 when the FAA’s MOSAIC (Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification) regulations took full effect. The new rules ...
The assets of SAM Aircraft have been acquired by the sons of aircraft designer Chris Heintz, the owners and operators of Zenith Aircraft Co. and Zenair Ltd. SAM Aircraft was founded as a builder of ...