Van's Aircraft RV-12

RV-12
General information
TypeLight-sport aircraft[1]
National originUnited States
ManufacturerVan's Aircraft
Designer
StatusKits and complete aircraft both in production (2021)
Number built792 (July 2023)[2]
History
Manufactured2008–present (kits)
2012–present (complete aircraft)
Introduction date2008
First flightNovember 9, 2006 [3]

The Van's RV-12 is an American two-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt airplane eligible for the U.S. E-LSA category, sold in kit form and as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft by Van's Aircraft of Aurora, Oregon.[4][5]

The first RV-12, built by Richard VanGrunsven, at Oshkosh 2008.

The RV-12 had its first flight on November 9, 2006.[3] Deliveries of partial kits commenced in April 2008 and, as of July 2023, 792 aircraft have been completed and flown.[2][6]

  1. ^ Vans Aircraft (May 4, 2012). "How can an RV-12 be licensed?". Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Vans Aircraft (July 2023). "First Flights". Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Vans Aircraft (April 13, 2019). "Van's RV-12 Flies!". Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  4. ^ Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 75. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  5. ^ Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015–16, page 86. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  6. ^ AvWeb Staff (April 2000). "Vans RV-12 Light Sport Aircraft". Archived from the original on November 26, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2008.