Van's Aircraft RV-8

RV-8
General information
TypeRV-8
National originUnited States
ManufacturerVan's Aircraft
Designer
Number built1611 (November 2021)[1]
History
Introduction date1995[2]
First flight1995[2]
Developed fromVan's Aircraft RV-4
RV-8A at the 2007 South West Regional Fly In, Hondo, TX.
RV-8 on wheel skis in December 2011.
RV-8 at AirVenture 2011.
Vans RV-8 takeoff.

The Van's RV-8 is a tandem two-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt aircraft sold in kit form by Van's Aircraft. The RV-8 is equipped with conventional landing gear, while the RV-8A version features tricycle landing gear. The design is similar to the earlier RV-4, although it is larger than that earlier model.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Vans Aircraft (November 2022). "First Flights". Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Total Performance RV Kit Planes". Van's Aircraft. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  3. ^ Downey, Julia (December 2007), "Kitplanes", 2008 Kit Aircraft Directory, vol. 24, Primedia, p. 77, ISSN 0891-1851.
  4. ^ Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Vol. 28, No. 12, December 2011, p. 74. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  5. ^ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011–12, p. 125. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X