Van's RV-14 Archives - FLYING Magazine https://cms.flyingmag.com/tag/vans-rv-14/ The world's most widely read aviation magazine Fri, 08 Dec 2023 22:16:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Gallery: The Evolution of Van’s Aircraft https://www.flyingmag.com/gallery-the-evolution-of-vans-aircraft/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 21:36:26 +0000 https://www.flyingmag.com/?p=190007 Kit manufacturer Van’s Aircraft has produced many remarkable designs in the half-century since it was established.

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]]> Kit manufacturer Van’s Aircraft has produced many remarkable designs in the half-century since it was established. Although the company filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 on December 4, it has long been known as the largest and most successful company in the kit-aircraft world. Here’s a look at how its airplanes have evolved over the years.

The Van’s RV family has grown significantly since the company was established by Richard VanGrunsven in 1970. [Courtesy: Van’s Aircraft]
VanGrunsven completed construction of his RV-1, which is based on a Stits SA-3A Playboy, in 1965 prior to launching the company. [Courtesy: Van’s Aircraft]
The RV-4 was the first Van’s model to seat two. [Courtesy: Van’s Aircraft]
The Van’s RV-6 and tricycle gear RV-6A were introduced in 1986. [Scott McDaniels]
Coming onto the scene in 1995, the RV-8/8A offers two baggage compartments as well as more panel space and options for more power than the RV-4. [Courtesy: Van’s Aircraft]
The RV-12iS can be built from a kit or purchased as a factory-built S-LSA. [Courtesy: Van’s Aircraft]
Van’s calls its most recent model, the RV-14, ‘the most successful side-by-side, two-seat kit aircraft in history.’ [Courtesy: Van’s Aircraft]
Still in development, the high-wing RV-15 prototype made its first public appearance at AirVenture 2022. [Stephen Yeates]
A lot of time, effort, and skill go into building a kit aircraft. [Courtesy: Van’s Aircraft]

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]]> Aviation Consumer Live: G100UL Unleaded Avgas Flight Trial https://www.flyingmag.com/aviation-consumer-live-g100ul-unleaded-avgas-flight-trial/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:46:46 +0000 https://www.flyingmag.com/?p=187428 In this video, The Aviation Consumer’s Larry Anglisano talks with Jon Sisk, who recently conducted an exhaustive G100UL flight trial in his Lycoming-equipped Van's RV-14.

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]]> While GAMI’s G100UL high-octane, unleaded avgas is FAA approved for every spark-ignition engine in the agency’s database, there’s still some mystery as to its viability among many aircraft owners, both certified and experimental kit builders. Moreover, how does the new fuel run in a typical GA aircraft engine? 

In this video, The Aviation Consumer’s Larry Anglisano Zoomed up with Audio Authority founder and CEO Jon Sisk, who recently conducted an exhaustive G100UL flight trial in his Lycoming-equipped Van’s RV-14, White Lightning. Sisk made side-by-side engine data comparisons burning G100UL and 100LL and reported his findings, while offering some advice on how you can add this approved fuel to the aircraft’s published operating limitations.

Editor’s Note: This video was produced by Aviation Consumer magazine.

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