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, ...
On the home page of the Van’s Aircraft website, there is a replica of a Hobbs Meter. It doesn’t count hours; however, it counts aircraft completions…the number of RVs that have been finished and flown ...
The Van’s RV-15 is progressing through development, on track for initial kit shipments in mid to late 2023. [Credit: Matt Beaubien] The engineering prototype of the hotly-anticipated Van’s Aircraft RV ...
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Creating the RV-15

Legend has it that when the British Spitfire returned from its first test flight, Captain Joseph "Mutt" Summers climbed out of the cockpit, hopped off the wing, and told the waiting engineers, "Don't ...
Van's Aircraft has flown an improved version of its best-selling RV-6 two-seat aerobatic kitplane. The new RV-7 will make its public debut at the Sun 'n' Fun show later this month. Aurora, ...
An RV-7 aircraft kit recently delivered to Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1071 President David Porter of Martinsburg, West Virginia, officially became the 10,000th Van’s RV aircraft to ...
Van’s Aircraft, the maker of kit aircraft, will celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary at EAA AirVenture along with presenting an all-new aircraft—the RV-15 high-wing taildragger fit for backcountry ...
US-based kit manufacturer Van’s Aircraft has resorted to Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection while it attempts to restructure, after encountering financial difficulties. The company, which was founded ...
Kitplane maker Van's Aircraft introduced the new high-wing backcountry RV-15. The RV-15 is the next model in the Van's Aircraft kit airplane lineup. (Image: Van's Aircraft video) Joby Aviation has ...