aerospace founded 1973 headquarters aurora state airport oregon 045 14 32 n 122 45 57 w 45.24222 n 122.76583 w 45.24222 ; 122.76583 aurora oregon united states key people richard vangrunsven products kit aircraft number of employees 65 website www.vansaircraft.com van s aircraft is an american kit aircraft manufacturer founded by richard van vangrunsven in 1973 . van s rv series of aircraft from the single seat rv 3 to the latest rv 14 are all aluminum low wing monoplanes of monocoque construction . the rv series of airplanes has been extremely successful and by the end of 2012 about 8 000 rv kits had been completed and flown and thousands more are under construction . completion rates currently average about 1.5 per day 1 making the series one of the most numerous of all homebuilt aircraft . they feature responsive controls plus both good speed and fuel economy . 2 3 4 in 2013 the company announced it would begin selling some assembled aircraft as well on a limited basis . 5 van s factory is located at aurora state airport oregon . this airport is the location of an annual fly in for van s aircraft owners . 4 contents 1 regulatory status 2 rv aircraft series 3 gallery 4 references 5 external links regulatory status edit rvs are deemed experimental amateur builts by the federal aviation administration in the united states and are accepted under the corresponding category by the aviation authorities in many other countries including the united kingdom canada new zealand and australia . a modified version of the rv 6 was sold to the nigerian government as a kit assembled military trainer . the rv 12 is available as an experimental and special light sport aircraft . rv aircraft series edit formation flight of 40 van s aircraft rv 1 single example of a stits sa 3 playboy built by vangrunsven in 1965 and modified with a 125 hp 93 kw lycoming engine larger tail modified cowling modified fuselage and a custom wing 6 rv 2 wooden flying wing sailplane prototype that was never completed 7 rv 3 single seat 7 rv 4 two seats tandem bubble canopy 7 rv 5 a small metal single seat prototype that was flown with a two stroke engine 7 rv 6 two seats side by side 7 rv 7 improved rv 6 with longer wingspan and larger rudder 7 rv 8 improved rv 4 with larger cockpit 7 rv 9 two seats side by side ; larger wing and more docile handling qualities 7 rv 10 four seats tricycle landing gear only 7 rv 11 single seat motorglider ; under development rv 12 two seats side by side light sport aircraft . 8 rv 14 two seats side by side version of the rv 10 . 9 gallery edit rv 1 rv 3 rv 4 rv 6 rv 6a rv 7 rv 7a rv 8 rv 8a rv 9a rv 10 rv 12 references edit van s aircraft history . van s aircraft . retrieved 16 june 2013 . kitplanes staff 2008 kit aircraft directory page 77 78 kitplanes magazine december 2007 volume 24 number 12 belvior publications aviation publishing group llc . vans aircraft august 2010 . first flights . retrieved 26 august 2010 . a b van s aircraft 2007 . introduction about rv kitplanes . retrieved 2007 12 12 . goldfield robert april 16 2013 . for plane kit maker assembly no longer required . portland business journal . retrieved 19 april 2013 . pew glenn 27 march 2012 . van s rv 1 the first of the breed . avweb . retrieved 28 march 2012 . a b c d e f g h i van s aircraft 2008 . introduction about rv kitplanes . retrieved 2008 09 21 . avweb staff april 2000 . vans rv 12 light sport aircraft . retrieved 2008 04 11 . grady mary 24 july 2012 . van s introduces rv 14 up sized two place . retrieved 25 july 2012 . external links edit official website v t e van s aircraft aircraft rv 1 rv 3 rv 4 rv 5 swinger rv 6 rv 7 rv 8 rv 9 rv 10 rv 11 rv 12 rv 14 people richard vangrunsven retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title van % 27s aircraft & oldid 729780777 categories aircraft manufacturers of the united statescompanies based in marion county oregonaurora oregoncompanies established in 1973privately held companies based in oregon1973 establishments in oregon navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 14 july 2016 at 14 30 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view