On the home page of the Van’s Aircraft website, there is a replica of a Hobbs Meter. It doesn’t count hours; however, it counts aircraft completions…the number of RVs that have been finished and flown ...

Skip the 2,000-hour build time with an aerobatic modern traveler.

An RV-7 aircraft kit recently delivered to Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1071 President David Porter of Martinsburg, West Virginia, officially became the 10,000th Van’s RV aircraft to ...

Every day, the team at Aircraft For Sale chooses an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, a good deal, or has other qualities we find interesting. You can read Aircraft For Sale: ...

Van’s Aircraft, the maker of kit aircraft, will celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary at EAA AirVenture along with presenting an all-new aircraft—the RV-15 high-wing taildragger fit for backcountry ...

The first two RV-15 wing kits left Van's Aircraft's Aurora, Oregon factory on December 23, 2025, bound for Reno air racer Kevin Eldredge and pilot Spanky Melton. The shipments were symbolic of Van's ...

In 2019, Gino Lucci purchased a 1943-era plane and spent a year converting it into a legal RV. The RV is made almost entirely from the plane, except for its engine and frame. Lucci said that the plane ...