Building an airplane for Dave Stone and his neighbor Abbie Sipos started with dogs and then the pandemic.
Van's Aircraft
Been there, done that
The engine you choose will definitely impact the design of the cowling, engine baffling, etc., which is why your best source of engine choice and installation will be from “someone who has been there and done that.”
Larry Elliott’s Flying Zebra
It’s not often you see a zebra in Texas. It’s even more rare to see one flying — unless you live near Cleveland, Texas.
Picture of the Day: Friends complete RV-7A
Bob Jones submitted this photo and note: “N617RV was completed by seven owners with help from friends in August of 2023. The project took about three years. The aircraft is equipped a Lycoming IO-360 engine, two Advanced Flight 6600 displays, an Avidyne 440, an AV-30 backup instrument with magnetometer, and is certified for IFR flight. In the photo, the plane is just back from paint.”
Pictures of the day: Evening flight
Longtime contributor Tom Snow sent these photos of the sunset view on the evening of Feb. 7, 2024, as he and his son, Sam, returned to land at Chattanooga, Tennessee (KCHA) at the conclusion of their first flight in their new Van’s RV-12iST trainer.
Progress at Van’s Aircraft
Bankruptcy is tough. I’m glad to see Van’s is making progress.
New video updates what’s going on with Van’s Aircraft
In a video posted to YouTube April 12, 2024, Clyde Hamstreet, whose firm, Hamstreet & Associates, works with companies in distress, gave an update on the reorganization of Van’s Aircraft during it bankruptcy.
DeltaHawk begins development of engine package for Van’s RV-14
The first installation will be aboard an RV-14 owned by award-winning aircraft builder Craig Saxton, with the aircraft anticipated to fly during late spring 2024, company officials said.
Customers hold the key to Van’s future
New filings in bankruptcy court by Van’s Aircraft shows that one of the big unknowns is how many customers are willing to accept a 30% price increase on a kit they already ordered.