General Aviation
Vans RV-8-A
Manufacturer: Vans Aircraft
The Van's RV‑8 is a tandem two‑seat, single‑engine, low‑wing kit aircraft sold by Van's Aircraft. The base model uses conventional landing gear, while the RV‑8A variant has tricycle gear. It builds on the earlier RV‑4 design but is larger, offering more cockpit space and higher performance.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- vans-rv-8-a
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 12
- Example Registration
- N218A
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 RV8-A- 12 registrations - Example N218A
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=218A
- https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=314TS
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=322DR
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=338BS
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=351GS
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=464CB
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=581JJ
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van%27s_Aircraft_RV-8