On the home page of the Van’s Aircraft website, there is a replica of a Hobbs Meter. It doesn’t count hours; however, it counts aircraft completions…the number of RVs that have been finished and flown ...

Van’s Aircraft, well known for a long-line of two and four-place kits now numbering more than 10,000, will soon begin building complete aircraft on a new assembly line the company is creating in ...

Van’s Aircraft, the maker of kit aircraft, will celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary at EAA AirVenture along with presenting an all-new aircraft—the RV-15 high-wing taildragger fit for backcountry ...

For nearly 50 years, Van’s Aircraft Inc. has offered a series of low-wing, all-aluminum kit planes popular with those who like to fly airplanes they assemble with their own hands. The Aurora, ...

An RV-7 aircraft kit recently delivered to Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1071 President David Porter of Martinsburg, West Virginia, officially became the 10,000th Van’s RV aircraft to ...

Richard VanGrunsven, founder of Van's Aircraft Co., will be the featured speaker at the Aviation Museum's annual fundraising Gala on Oct. 10. Courtesy photo/Aviation Museum of New Hampshire ...

MARION — When Denny Hodge’s second child graduated from college, his wife gave him a gift certificate for the Marion Airport. “My wife said, ‘You’re spending too much time at home, you need to find ...

Van's Aircraft has flown an improved version of its best-selling RV-6 two-seat aerobatic kitplane. The new RV-7 will make its public debut at the Sun 'n' Fun show later this month. Aurora, ...

Kitplane maker Van's Aircraft introduced the new high-wing backcountry RV-15. The RV-15 is the next model in the Van's Aircraft kit airplane lineup. (Image: Van's Aircraft video) ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Two people were injured Monday night when the homebuilt airplane they were flying lost control and flipped while they were attempting to land at a small central Arkansas airport.

A homemade kit plane crashed into two homes in Simi Valley on Saturday, killing the pilot, a passenger, and a dog aboard the aircraft, police confirmed. The crash, involving a single-engine Vans RV-10 ...