Van’s RV-15 at Oshkosh – Twenty-Four
Much of the RV-15’s construction, including the fuselage structure, will be quite familiar to prior builders of Van’s kit planes.
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Van’s RV-15 at Oshkosh – Twenty-Three
High-wing design is different in many respects from low-wing design, and one of the most critical areas is in the way the doors are designed and built, and Van’s has never built anything like this before. That all said, these doors look totally conventional, and when it comes to doors, tried and true is a […]
Van’s RV-15 at Oshkosh – Twenty-One
The big displays from Dynon sister brand Advanced Flight Systems looks right at home in the expansive panel of the RV-15.
Van’s RV-15 at Oshkosh
For some inexplicable reason, the data plate on the ’15 says it’s an RV-8! It really isn’t in so many ways!
Van’s RV-15 at Oshkosh – Eighteen
We’re not sure we’ve ever seen a new kit plane at Oshkosh where so many of the gawkers looked like they were ready to whip out their checkbooks right now!
Van’s RV-15 at Oshkosh – Seventeen
The baggage door looks medium sized, but remember, in many aircraft like this, you can always load bulkier items from the back seats.
Van’s RV-15 at Oshkosh – Sixteen
The reps from Van’s were patient answering what questions they could about the new model, which, after all, is a prototype. It will be interesting to see how, if at all, it changes in the final version.
Van’s RV-15 at Oshkosh – Fifteen
The big, squared off tail is reminiscent of some Cessna we all know and love. With the fairly substantial fuselage side and the big tail, the ’15 should be a stable flyer and then some, which is exactly what it looked like in the video of it flying that Van’s released last shortly before AirVenture […]
