Vans Rv 7a Review

Several witnesses near hurricane utah reported that they heard the airplane s engine and that it sounded like it was making power changes.

Vans rv 7a review.

The rv 7 is the tail wheel equipped version while the rv 7a features a nose wheel. Love seeing these great looking vans rv 7 general aviation homebuilt. But the rv 14 is different. The airline transport pilot was conducting a personal flight in the experimental amateur built van s rv 7 with one passenger on board.

Our aerial drag race is on. The mustang ii and vans rv 7 are flying side by side at 6 500 feet and the pilots of both airplanes push the power wide open at the same time. It continues and improves upon van s legacy of the most successful side by side two seat kit aircraft in history. Van s rv 6 rv 7 rv 9 and rv 12.

The plane is equipped with a garmin gns430 and a trutrak autopilot adding to its cross country appeal. Going to full power my colleague ian twombly transmits from the mustang cockpit as i do the same in the rv 7. Yes the rv 7 is capable of aerobatics. In van s words they were designed primarily as sport cross country airplanes with sufficient performance and control authority to safely perform basic recreational aerobatic.

Van s aircraft rv7a c fmwx is seen on the approach and landing at the nelson airport cznl in nelson british columbia canada. The rv 14 14a is the latest aircraft design from van s aircraft inc. Since the beginnings in 1973 rv builders have completed more than 7 400 van s kits spanning the line from the original rv 3 a of which around 600 were built to the current crop of aircraft. The rv 7 7a retains all the traditional rv virtues.

The rv 14 sits tall. It is an all around sport airplane with excellent cross country capability fine aerobatic qualities and superior handling. With a cruising speed around 200 mph at 75 percent power at 8 000 feet and a low fuel burn the rv 7a is a good plane to fly on a trip. A typical rv 7 can hold two faa standard pilots 100 lbs.

In sb 02 6 1 van s goes into detail about the aerobatic capabilities of the rv 7 it is worth reading in its entirety if you are seriously considering buying an rv 7 or 7a. The rv 7 was the replacement of the rv 6 replacing the rv 6 in 2001. It is externally similar to the earlier model with longer wings larger fuel tanks and a larger rudder to improve spin recovery characteristics. They then saw airplane debris floating in the air.