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Van’s unveils fully built RV-12

By Dan Johnson · November 12, 2012 ·

Honestly, I didn’t expect much LSA news at AOPA’s Aviation Summit in Palm Springs. Despite several LSA on display, including Kitfox, Evektor, Flight Design, Arion, Jabiru, SportCruiser, Skycatcher, and CubCrafters, the AOPA event is not a common place for LSA announcements. Certainly I didn’t expect the world’s largest supplier of kit aircraft to offer a […]

Fly away in an RV-12

By Janice Wood · October 30, 2012 ·

Van’s Aircraft has launched a new program to build completed, fly-away, RV-12s. Van’s has inked a working agreement with Synergy Air of Eugene, Ore., to manufacture the airplanes in the U.S.A. Nearly 200 kit-built RV-12s have been completed and flown as E-LSA and E-AB aircraft, accumulating thousands of hours. Production S-LSA RV-12s will include the […]

Van’s to build ‘fly-away’ RV-12s

By Janice Wood · October 15, 2012 ·

Van’s Aircraft is tentatively entering the OEM market with an initial run of 12 deluxe copies of its RV-12 LSA. According to a podcast interview with AVweb at AOPA Aviation Summit in Palm Springs, Calif., Van’s Aircraft founder and president Dick VanGrunsven said it was a market the company was thinking about when it launched […]

Greg Marlow’s dream machine: A go-places plane

By Meg Godlewski · September 13, 2012 ·

There are many reasons people chose to build an airplane. Sometimes, it’s the challenge of the project, or an attempt to reduce the cost of flying. Other times it’s to build a dream machine to handle what would otherwise be a less-than-enjoyable commute. Greg Marlow from Kingsport, Tenn., falls into the last category. He is […]

Van’s introduces RV-14A

By Janice Wood · August 8, 2012 ·

Van’s Aircraft surprised the crowds at AirVenture by introducing its newest model, the RV-14A. Company officials note the new model is a result of several years of intense effort by Van’s engineering staff. The goal was to meet or exceed the performance of a 180-hp/constant-speed RV-7 in an airplane with better comfort, better visibility, longer […]

RV-1 #1 donated to EAA

By Ben Sclair · July 23, 2012 ·

OSHKOSH — Richard “Van” VanGrunsven’s first RV-1 was donated to the EAA at a ceremony on Phillips 66 Plaza on Monday at AirVenture. “The RV-1 had a tremendous impact on the industry,” said Rod Hightower, EAA President. “It and subsequent models became the most successful kit aircraft in the country.” The community of Van’s Aircraft […]

Hartzell debuts new prop for RV-10

By Janice Wood · July 19, 2012 ·

Hartzell Propeller has developed a new 3-blade ASC-II(TM) composite propeller for Van’s Aircraft RV-10. The new prop is 4 pounds lighter than Hartzell’s previous model due to the certification of a lighter-weight hub, according to Hartzell officials, who noted it is available to order directly through Van’s Aircraft. Hartzell will deliver the first of its […]

Van’s cuts prices

By Janice Wood · February 11, 2009 ·

Van’s Aircraft, Inc. has lowered the price of RV-6/6A Fuselage Kits by $1,000. Both Standard and QuickBuild kits are included in this offer. Orders and deposits must be received by May 4. Kits will be produced on a “batch production” basis, which means the company will wait until it receives enough orders to make a […]

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