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Nov 262 min read

Van Celebrates his 85th Birthday Test Flying the RV-15

Richard "Dick" Van Grunsven celebrated his 85th birthday by taking to the skies to perform a flight test of the RV-15X. This event was...

Apr 32 min read

Implications of Van's Aircraft Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan

On Friday evening, Van’s Aircraft filed its Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan with the Federal Bankruptcy Court. The court will set various...

Nov 1, 20233 min read

Van’s Aircraft Facing a Cash Crunch

Van Aircraft have become a firm favourite over the years for any home builders, with well over 11,000 kit builds completed to date and...

Mar 1, 20233 min read

“Talk to Me Goose” The Birth of a Mustang

By Rob Russell Thursday 24th Feb saw another exciting step in the ¾ sized Mustang build, of Gareth Van Kets, take place. The first...

Jan 18, 20223 min read

Radial Rocket ZU-IJP Brief Build Summary

Derek Frasca, has always loved big powerful radials powered aircraft, well ever since he started his flight training in the South African...

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