The RV-15 is an amateur-built, all-metal, two-place, back-country aircraft being developed by Van's Aircraft of Aurora, Oregon. The machine made its public debut to much fanfare at the EAA’s ...

Van’s Aircraft checked off a major milestone just before the holidays hit, shipping the first two RV-15 wing kits to customers on December 23. Wing kit production will be blazing on through the end of ...

Van’s Aircraft’s first-ever high-wing model, the RV-15, has entered kit production. The company has begun manufacturing wing kits that will be available for delivery this year. The order book for the ...

Van's Aircraft is implementing significant changes to the RV-15, effectively developing an "all new airplane" based on extensive flight test results from the initial prototype. Key structural ...

Van's Aircraft celebrated its 50th anniversary at EAA AirVenture 2022. The company unveiled the RV-15, its first high-wing aircraft design, aimed at the growing backcountry market. The RV-15 prototype ...

Van's Aircraft anticipates the high-wing RV-15 bushplane will move toward production by late 2025, with flight testing ongoing and receiving full engineering attention this summer. The development ...

Van’s Aircraft, the maker of kit aircraft, will celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary at EAA AirVenture along with presenting an all-new aircraft—the RV-15 high-wing taildragger fit for backcountry ...

The steep, craggy spire of Mount Hood grows in the RV–15 windshield as the prototype aircraft approaches from the west for a formation photo flight. The ancient peaks of the Cascade Range are familiar ...

KITPLANES Editor at Large Paul Dye just returned from Aurora, Oregon, after two days flying Van's Aircraft RV-15 prototype. This is the first time anyone outside of Van's has been able to fly and ...

Even though Van's Aircraft continues to maintain radio silence about its soon-to-be-unveiled RV–15, some insights can be gleaned from the teaser video the company released ahead of EAA AirVenture ...