General Aviation
Vans Aircraft RV-7A
Manufacturer: Vans Aircraft
The Van's RV‑7 and RV‑7A are two‑seat, single‑engine, low‑wing kit aircraft sold by Van's Aircraft. The RV‑7 is a tail‑wheel version, while the RV‑7A has a nose‑wheel. Introduced in 2001, it replaced the RV‑6 with longer wings, larger fuel tanks and a bigger rudder for better spin recovery.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- vans-aircraft-rv-7a
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 19
- Example Registration
- N122BZ
Specifications
- Wingspan
- 7.6 m / 25 ft
- Length
- 6.2 m / 20 ft
- Height
- 1.79 m / 5 ft
- Max Speed
- 349 km/h / 217 mph
- Cruise Speed
- 333 km/h / 207 mph
- Range
- 1231 km / 665 nmi
- Ceiling
- 6900 m / 22500 ft
- First Flight
- 2001
- Total Built
- 1910
Variants
- VANS AIRCRAFT RV-7A- 19 registrations - Example N122BZ
Related Aircraft
- Vans RV-8 - 1,116 registrations
- Vans RV-4 - 957 registrations
- Vans RV-6 - 894 registrations
- Vans RV-7A - 839 registrations
- Vans RV-6A - 794 registrations
- Vans RV-10 - 744 registrations
- Vans RV-7 - 714 registrations
- Vans RV-9A - 640 registrations
Machine-Readable Resources
Sources
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=122BZ
- https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=162A
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=176JG
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=269SD
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=307TB
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=315BS
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=330CK
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van%27s_Aircraft_RV-7