Vans Aircraft - Kit Plane Manufacturers Extraordinare!!The Birth of Vans Aircraft In the early 1970s, a skinny young engineer from rural Oregon built himself a better mousetrap. Actually, in this case, it was a better airplane.
Seizing the opportunity to work with his real love, aviation, Vans Aircraft, Inc. began in 1973 with partial kits for the RV-3. These were manufactured by Van himself, working in a small shop behind his house in Reedville, Oregon. Later the company moved to North Plains, Oregon, a small town about 25 miles west of Portland. After twenty years and several expansions, Van’s had exhausted the available opportunities in North Plains, so in 2000 the company moved to a new 60,000 square foot facility on the Aurora, Oregon airport. Currently the company employees 70 people (and hundreds more in sub-contract roles) and keeps them busy producing several hundred complete aircraft kits a year and shipping them all over the world. The RV "model line" has expanded considerably in thirty-one years. Below is a description of each model that Vans produces. For more information about Vans, or to place an order for a Vans RV kit plane, please visit their website at Vans Aircraft Company
If you do decide to become an owner of a Vans RV , then I encourage you to visit Doug Reeves' website, which is dedicated to Vans RV owners, at Vans Airforce. Doug's website also provides a wealth of knowledge, some of which is not found at the Vans website. For example, at Vans Airforce you will find a Forums page where you can ask questions, and search prior posts, concerning the construction of your own RV aircraft.
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