Van's Aircraft RV-6
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The Van's RV-6 and RV-6A are two-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt airplanes sold in kit form by Van's Aircraft. The RV-6 is the tail-wheel equipped version while the RV-6A features a nose-wheel. The RV-6 was the first aircraft in the popular Van's RV series to feature side-by-side seating and the first to offer a nosewheel option. It was first flown in 1985. Over 2700 kits have been completed and flown.[2]
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RV-6 | |
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Role | Kit aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Van's Aircraft |
Designer | Richard VanGrunsven |
First flight | 1985 [1] |
Status | No longer sold |
Number built | 2706 (November 2022)[2] |
Developed from | Van's Aircraft RV-4 |
Variants | Aviation Industries of Iran AVA-202 |
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The RV-6 and RV-6A were replaced by the similar, but improved, RV-7 in 2001.[1] Kit components are still available to allow builders to complete RV-6s under construction, but no new complete kits are available.