Van's Aircraft

09/03/2026

We love seeing the next generation being inspired to take flight. Keep up the great work Southwest Tech and Mount Anthony Union High School!

BENNINGTON COUNTY — Students throughout the region have been tirelessly working through over one hundred sessions to build an airplane at the Southwest Tech’s workspace at Mount Anthony Union High

09/01/2026

Van's Demo Day is landing in Dallas.

We're hosting a FREE demo day on Friday, September 11, 8 AM - 2 PM at Dallas Executive Airport (KRBD). Open to flight school owners, CFIs, and students. Huge thanks to Parrish Aviation for hosting us!

Fly the RV-12M (MOSAIC/Part 22 certified) and the RV-10, our four-seat, 200+ mph cross-country RV. Slots at 8, 10, and noon. They'll fill up so RSVP now.

Also we'll be at Ascend Flight Training Summit Sept 8-10 while in town. Come say hi and catch a demo flight at the end of each day.

Come meet the crew, enjoy light snacks, learn about Van's Aircraft, and get an opportunity to take the stick of the RV-12M and RV-10.

08/26/2026

📸 Calling all builders and pilots — submissions are open for the 2027 Van's calendar!

Every year, this calendar is built entirely from photos submitted by you: the builders, pilots, and photographers who make up the Van's community. Got a shot that captures what flying an RV is all about? We want to see it.

Send your high-resolution photos to [email protected] by October 1st.

With each submission, please include:
✅ Photographer's name
✅ RV model
✅ Owner(s)/builder(s) name
✅ A quick note on what's happening in the photo

The best shots make it into print and get seen by builders around the world. Don't wait until the deadline, send yours in today!

08/21/2026

It’s Fabrication Friday!

Today: Reese Whitworth, Avionics Manager, discusses our new in-house avionics program and gives a look into installing Garmin Aviation AXIS into the new RV-12M.

08/18/2026

11,500+ RVs are flying worldwide. Roughly a third of the entire U.S. experimental fleet is a Van's aircraft.

That kind of track record isn't an accident. It's 50+ years of airplanes people actually finish and fly.

The RV-12M carries that legacy forward as the first aircraft delivered under the FAA's new MOSAIC rule, built for a regulatory environment that's expanding capabilities and privileges for general aviation pilots and aircraft.

Ready to fly, factory-built, and backed by the largest kit aircraft manufacturer in the world.

Link in bio to see the RV-12M.

08/17/2026

The RV-15 is built for backcountry strips. Tundra tires and door-loading access get you and your gear in and out with less hassle, wherever the journey takes you.

It’s not designed to be the fastest airplane in the sky, we have other models for that, but it doesn’t give up much for speed either. At a 140-knot cruise target, it’s significantly quicker than most airplanes built for the same mission. This is a backcountry airplane, full stop, just one that gets you there a little sooner.

Explore the RV-15.
https://www.vansaircraft.com/rv-15/

08/07/2026

Chief Engineer Rian Johnson will be attending EAA Chapter 937's annual Orcas Island Fly-In this weekend. Make sure to stop by and say "hi". He'll be camping under the wing of the RV-15 all weekend long.

The event runs today through August 9th at the Orcas Island Airport in Eastsound, Washington.

For more information, go here: https://chapters.eaa.org/eaa937/orcas-fly-in

08/06/2026

We're stoked to exhibit at the Oregon International Air Show August 14th-16th at the McMinnville Airport. Make sure to stop by our booth to see the RV-15, the recently updated RV-14A, and maybe start a new career in aviation!

For more information, go to: https://oregonairshow.com/mcminnville/

08/06/2026

Amazing work from Carlos Sanlley, Alejandro Marranzini, and Andrés Sánchez. The RV Community continues to inspire us

: Carlos Sanlley, Alejandro Marranzini, and Andrés Sánchez built a Van’s RV-8 in the Dominican Republic (DR). Carlos and Andrés flew it to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026, arriving on Sunday, July 19.

Carlos told AirVenture Today, “It was the first RV-8 and the first Van’s aircraft that was built in the Dominican Republic. The process took us five years. It was a quick-build fuselage and wing. And it’s registered under the Dominican Aviation Authority.”

📰 Read the full story here ➡️ http://discover.eaa.org/x3SC50ZwOiZ

08/03/2026

Anyone else missing those arrivals?