I did have a quickbuild fuselage for the rv 10 which added an additional 5k or so to the cost and cut maybe 300 400 hours off the build.
Rv 14 build time.
The rv 14 took me 2 5 years but i had many scattered months waiting for kit sections to become available.
This blog is to provide others insight into my experience and for my own historical purposes.
But they re not free and my mission does not require them so i am not looking at the rv 10.
Perfectionists always take longer than average perfection is a common affliction in airplane building regardless of model but most rv 12is builders average around 800 hours and a few have completed the whole thing in about 650.
The rv 12is takes the least time.
While the rv 14 isn t exactly a trainer my kids grew up flying the rv 10 and my daughter currently taking flight instruction has proven perfectly capable of flying the fast and slippery rv 10.
Airplane construction is a serious affair.
I chose the rv 14a from van s aircraft.
The rv 14 structure is an aluminum airframe held together with rivets.
That s in stark contrast to the 2 seat factor.
I spent a lot of time working out how to install the pump and plumbing for the smoke tank.
This design method has been the standard in aircraft construction for almost seventy years.
The most modern matched hole rv 14 14a kit might take about 1000 1300 hours.
I had several goals.
Wednesday august 26 2015.
The rv 14 structure is typical of all rvs and most production aircraft for that matter.
So if we can help you with your dream to build and fly an rv feel free to drop us a line via the contact section on the last page of the site.
We expect the build time to be about 2 3 years depending on vans aircraft delivery schedules and the lead times of some of the subsystems such as the panel engine and propeller.
If the rv 10 took the same money and time to build as the rv 9 i would go with the rv 10 instead to have the free back seats.
I have no authoritative skills relating to airplane construction.
After years of deliberation i have decided to build a kit built airplane.
A monocoque aluminum airframe held together with rivets.
Shawn s rv 14 build this site will follow my build of a van s rv 14 aircraft.
The rv 14 is the most recent design from van s aircraft and is essentially a marriage between the immensely popular rv 7 and the newer 4 place rv 10.
