Van's Aircraft RV-4

RV-4
General information
TypeRV-4
National originUnited States
ManufacturerVan's Aircraft
Designer
Number built1446 (November 2022)[1]
History
Introduction date1980
First flightAugust 1979
Developed fromVan's Aircraft RV-3

The Van's RV-4 is an American light homebuilt aircraft supplied in kit form by Van's Aircraft of Aurora, Oregon. It seats two people in a tandem seating configuration with the pilot accommodated in the front seat.[2]

The Van's RV series has become the most popular kit-built aircraft in the world.[3] As of April 2019, the RV-4 is the fourth most popular RV model.[1]

As of November 2022, 1446 RV-4s had been completed and flown worldwide.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Vans Aircraft (November 2022). "First Flights". Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  2. ^ Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 74. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  3. ^ "Homebuilt Airplanes & Van's RV - EAA Museum". www.eaa.org. Retrieved May 20, 2019.