Van's Aircraft RV-7

RV-7
General information
TypeRV-7
ManufacturerVan's Aircraft
Designer
Number built1910 (December 2022)[1]
History
Introduction dateEarly 2001[2]
First flight2001[3]
Developed fromVan's Aircraft RV-6
Tail wheel-equipped RV-7 on display at Sun 'n Fun 2004.
RV-7A in tricycle configuration with front nose-wheel
RV-7 with amphibious floats

The Van's RV-7 and RV-7A are two-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt airplanes sold in kit form by Van's Aircraft. The RV-7 is the tail-wheel equipped version, while the RV-7A features a nose-wheel.[4]

The RV-7 was the replacement of the RV-6, replacing the RV-6 in 2001.[5] It is externally similar to the earlier model, with longer wings, larger fuel tanks and a larger rudder to improve spin recovery characteristics.[6]

  1. ^ Vans Aircraft (December 2022). "First Flights". Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  2. ^ Van's Aircraft. "Making the Decision - Kit Prices / Lead Times". vansaircraft.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2001. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  3. ^ Van's Aircraft (2008). "Introduction – About RV Kitplanes". Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
  4. ^ Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 74. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  5. ^ Vans Aircraft (April 2019). "Van's RV-6 / 6A". Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Vans Aircraft (June 2002). "Service Bulletin SB02-6-1" (PDF). Retrieved August 4, 2013.