General Aviation
Vans RV-12is
Manufacturer: Vans Aircraft
The Van's RV‑12 is a two‑seat, low‑wing, single‑engine kit aircraft that qualifies for the U.S. Experimental Light Sport Aircraft (E‑LSA) category. It first flew on November 9, 2006 and is sold both as a kit and as a ready‑to‑fly aircraft. The design emphasizes low construction cost and time, using mostly aluminum and blind rivets so that builders can assemble the airplane largely on their own.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- vans-rv-12is
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 16
- Example Registration
- N1507J
Specifications
- Wingspan
- 8.15 m / 26 ft
- Length
- 6.07 m / 19 ft
- Height
- 2.54 m / 8 ft
- Max Speed
- 217 km/h / 135 mph
- Cruise Speed
- 217 km/h / 135 mph
- Range
- 893 km / 573 nmi
- Ceiling
- 5900 m / 19200 ft
- First Flight
- 2006-11-09
- Production Start
- 2008
- Total Built
- 792
Variants
- RV-12IS- 16 registrations - Example N1507J
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=1507J
- https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1632A
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=177LM
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2018
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=212DV
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=480FS
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=534VA
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van%27s_Aircraft_RV-12