The Van's RV-6 and RV-6A are two-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt airplanes sold in kit form by Van's Aircraft; the RV-6 has a tailwheel and the RV-6A a nosewheel. The RV-6 was the first RV with side-by-side seating and the first to offer a nosewheel option, and it first flew in 1985. Richard VanGrunsven designed it as a side-by-side development of the tandem RV-4, with a 43-inch-wide cockpit that kept the RV-4's handling and most of its speed. The RV-6A was also built as a military trainer: 60 kits went to Nigeria, where the type served from 1989 as the Air Beetle, and Iran built a modified RV-6A as the AVA-202. The RV-6 was replaced by the RV-7 in 2001, and over 2,700 kits were completed and flown.
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The Van's RV-6 and RV-6A are two-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt airplanes sold in kit form by Van's Aircraft.
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Van's Aircraft, Inc. is an American kit aircraft manufacturer founded by Richard VanGrunsven in 1973.
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It was first flown in 1985.
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The Van's RV-6 and RV-6A are two-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt airplanes sold in kit form by Van's Aircraft.
Specifications (RV-6 180 hp), engine
Lycoming O-360 four cylinder, four-stroke, air-cooled, horizontally-opposed aircraft engine, 180 hp (130 kW)
Specifications (RV-6 180 hp), power
Lycoming O-360 four cylinder, four-stroke, air-cooled, horizontally-opposed aircraft engine, 180 hp (130 kW)
Specifications (RV-6 180 hp), empty weight
Empty weight: 965 lb (438 kg)
Specifications (RV-6 180 hp), gross weight
Gross weight: 1,600 lb (726 kg)
Specifications (RV-6 180 hp), maximum speed
Maximum speed: 210 mph (340 km/h, 180 kn)
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Kit components are still available to allow builders to complete RV-6s under construction, but no new complete kits are available.
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The Van's RV-6 and RV-6A are two-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt airplanes sold in kit form by Van's Aircraft.
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The Van's RV-6 and RV-6A are two-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt airplanes sold in kit form by Van's Aircraft.
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The Van's RV-6 and RV-6A are two-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt airplanes sold in kit form by Van's Aircraft.
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Van's Aircraft, Inc. is an American kit aircraft manufacturer founded by Richard VanGrunsven in 1973.
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