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RV-7 HOME
THE RV-7 AIRCRAFT
THE QUICKBUILD KIT
BUILDING THE KIT
THE EMPENNAGE
THE WINGS
THE FUSELAGE
THE CANOPY
THE ENGINE
PAINT
AVIONICS
THE OTHER 90%
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OTHER USEFUL SITES
Experimental Aircraft Assoc.
Vans Aircraft Home Page
Van's Air Force - World Wing
Kitplanes Magazine
Avery Tools
Some nice RV pics
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Project started 8/15/01
First flight 7/02/03
Flight hours to date - 395
Last updated 2/07/10
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The Van's RV-7
The RV-7 is a two place aluminum aircraft. It has side by side seating, cruises at over 200mph and is fully
aerobatic. A good description might be that the RV-7 is a well behaved cross country plane capable of
gentleman's aerobatics. This means loops and rolls, but not necessarily the beat-up-the-pilot aerobatics
you might see at an air show. The power to weight ratio of the RV-7 with a 200HP engine is equivalent
to that of a Corvette with a 450HP engine. Bottom line - this is a fast little plane.
The RV-7 is the successor to the very popular RV-6 aircraft that was in production for over a decade.
There are only a handful of RV-7s flying at this time, including the factory demonstrator which was completed in March 2001.
But there are hundreds of kits already under construction including quite a few
quick build kits. It won't be long until a good number of customer built RV-7s are in the sky.
The following are the specs published by Van's Aircraft for the RV-7.
| Exterior
Dimensions |
| Span |
25 ft 0in. |
| Length |
21 ft 3.5in. |
| Height |
5 ft 7.5 in |
| Wing Area |
120 sq ft |
| Weights |
| Empty Weight |
1114 lbs w/200hp |
| Gross Weight |
1800 lbs |
| Loadings |
| Wing Loading
solo -- gross |
11.7lb/sq ft
-- 15.0 lb/sq ft |
| Power Loading solo
-- gross |
7 lb/hp
-- 9 lb/hp (200 hp) |
| Powerplant/Systems |
| Engine |
150-200 hp |
| Propeller [in
prototype] |
constant speed |
| Fuel Capacity |
42 US gal |
| Other |
| Baggage |
100 lbs |
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160
hp |
180
hp |
200
hp |
| Speed
- Solo Weight |
| Top Speed |
202 mph |
210 mph |
217 mph |
| Cruise [75% @ 8000
ft] |
192 mph |
200 mph |
207 mph |
| Cruise [55% @ 8000
ft] |
173 mph |
180 mph |
187 mph |
| Stall Speed |
51 mph |
51 mph |
51 mph |
| Speed
- Gross Weight |
| Top Speed |
201 mph |
209 mph |
216 mph |
| Cruise [75% @ 8000
ft] |
191 mph |
199 mph |
206 mph |
| Cruise [55% @ 8000
ft] |
172 mph |
179 mph |
186 mph |
| Stall Speed |
58 mph |
58 mph |
58 mph |
| Ground
Performance - Solo Weight |
| Takeoff Distance |
300 ft |
275 ft |
250 ft |
| Landing Distance |
350 ft |
350 ft |
350 ft |
| Ground
Performance - Gross Weight |
| Takeoff Distance |
650 ft |
575 ft |
500 ft |
| Landing Distance |
500 ft |
500 ft |
500 ft |
| Climb/Ceiling
- Solo Weight |
| Rate of Climb |
1,900 fpm |
2,200 fpm |
2,550 fpm |
| Ceiling |
21,000 ft |
23,000 ft |
25,500 ft |
| Climb/Ceiling
- Gross Weight |
| Rate of Climb |
1,400 fpm |
1,650 fpm |
1,900 fpm |
| Ceiling |
18,500 ft |
20,500 ft |
22,500 ft |
| Range |
| Range [75% @ 8000
ft] |
835 sm |
785 sm |
785 sm |
| Range [55% @ 8000
ft] |
1,050 sm |
940 sm |
870 sm |
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