General Aviation
Vans RV-8A Vans
Manufacturer: Vans Aircraft
The Van's RV-8 is a tandem two‑seat, low‑wing, single‑engine homebuilt aircraft sold as a kit by Van's Aircraft. It comes in two versions: the RV‑8 with conventional landing gear and the RV‑8A with tricycle gear. Built on the earlier RV‑4 design, the RV‑8 is larger, offering more cockpit space and a higher useful load.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- vans-rv-8a-vans
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 2
- Example Registration
- N116TP
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
- RV-8A (VANS)- 2 registrations - Example N116TP
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=116TP
- https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=184JG
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van%27s_Aircraft_RV-8