General Aviation
Vans Aircraft RV-8
Manufacturer: Vans Aircraft
The Van's RV‑8 is a tandem two‑seat, single‑engine, low‑wing kit aircraft produced by Van's Aircraft. It is built from a composite airframe and sold as a homebuilt kit. The RV‑8 is available with conventional gear, while the RV‑8A variant uses tricycle gear. The design builds on the earlier RV‑4 but is larger and more powerful.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- vans-aircraft-rv-8
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 24
- Example Registration
- N108TW
Specifications
- Wingspan
- 7.32 m / 24 ft
- Length
- 6.4 m / 21 ft
- Height
- 1.7 m / 5 ft
- Max Speed
- 356 km/h / 221 mph
- Cruise Speed
- 340 km/h / 210 mph
- Range
- 1510 km / 820 nmi
- Ceiling
- 6900 m / 22500 ft
- First Flight
- 1995
- Total Built
- 1611
Variants
- VANS AIRCRAFT RV8- 24 registrations - Example N108TW
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=108TW
- https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=120SJ
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=127KT
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13VF
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=151BL
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=214MK
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=321EB
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van%27s_Aircraft_RV-8