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RV-7A in tricycle configuration with front nose-wheel RV-7 with amphibious floats. The Van's RV-7 and RV-7A are two-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt airplanes sold in kit form by Van's Aircraft. The RV-7 is the tail-wheel equipped version, while the RV-7A features a nose-wheel. [4] The RV-7 was the replacement of the RV-6, replacing the ...
Van's Aircraft, Inc. is an American kit aircraft manufacturer founded by Richard VanGrunsven in 1973. The Van's RV series aircraft are all-aluminum, low-wing monoplanes of monocoque construction. In 2023, over 11,000 Van's aircraft were flying worldwide, one third of the USA's experimental aircraft fleet. [1]
The Van's RV-6 and RV-6A are two-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt airplanes sold in kit form by Van's Aircraft. The RV-6 is the tail-wheel equipped version while the RV-6A features a nose-wheel. The RV-6 was the first aircraft in the popular Van's RV series to feature side-by-side seating and the first to offer a nosewheel option. It was ...
The Van's Aircraft RV-14 is an American aerobatic kit aircraft designed by Richard VanGrunsven and produced by Van's Aircraft. It was introduced at AirVenture in July 2012. [1] The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction. [3] [4] As of November 2022, 207 RV-14s have been completed and flown. [2]
Data from Van's Aircraft General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one passenger Length: 21 ft 0 in (6.40 m) Wingspan: 24 ft 0 in (7.32 m) Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Wing area: 116 sq ft (10.8 m 2) Empty weight: 1,120 lb (508 kg) Gross weight: 1,800 lb (816 kg) Fuel capacity: 42 U.S. gallons (160 L; 35 imp gal) Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-360 four cylinder, horizontally opposed piston ...
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The Van's RV-9 and RV-9A are American two-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt airplanes sold in kit form by Van's Aircraft of Aurora, Oregon. The RV-9 is the tail-wheel equipped version while the RV-9A features a nose-wheel. [4] [5] [6] The RV-9 was built around a newly designed high aspect ratio wing, featuring a Roncz airfoil.
RV-3 Van's Aircraft RV-3, showing the design's low frontal area. The Van's RV-3 is a single-seat, single-engine, low-wing kit aircraft sold by Van's Aircraft. [2] Unlike many other aircraft in the RV line, the RV-3 is only available as a tail-wheel equipped aircraft, although it is possible that some may have been completed by builders as nose-wheel versions.