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RV-6 & 6A
Low Wing - Metal
Van's Aircraft
14401 NE Keil Road
Aurora, OR 97002
Telephone: 503-678-6545
Fax: 503-678-6560
Email: info@vansaircraft.com
Website: http://www.vansaircraft.com
RV Aircraft Yearbook:
Available from Mark Franek
P. O. Box 815
Sparta, NJ 07871
Telephone: 201-663-3645
This is a professionally printed, hard bound book featuring the RV-3, RV-4, RV-6 and RV-6A.
Newsletters/Clubs:
RVator, available from Ken Scott, Editor
P.O. Box 160
North Plains, OR 97133
Telephone: 503-647-5117
Fax: 503-647-2206
RVBC Magazine available from Ken Hoshowski, Editor
Box 2530
Salmon Arm, B.C.
V1E 4R4, Canada
There are tapes on RV Construction available from George and Becki Orndorff
2290 W Hicks Road
Fort Worth, TX 76131-3700
Telephone: 817-439-3280
There are 10 tapes in all, covering the construction of RV aircraft from start to finish.
Articles in EAA and related publications:
| Year | Month | Page | Magazine | Article |
| 2009 | 04 | 12 | Sport Aerobatics | RVs, Aerobatics, & You 5 pg |
| 2009 | 02 | 23 | Sport Pilot | RV-6 versus Jabiru: no contest: Two Winners 1/3 pg |
| 2009 | 02 | 46 | Sport Aviation | California to Detroit…the Long Way by Dick Green 6 1/3 pg |
| 2008 | 08 | 06 | Sport Aerobatics | “Two Design” Competition: Can RVs Contend in the IAC by Jeff Stoltenberg 3 pg |
| 2008 | 07 | 30 | Sport Aviation | In Formation: Building and flying with friends by Jim Busha (James Clark with his RV-6) 6 ½ pg |
| 2007 | 12 | 76 | Sport Aviation | Light as a Feather: An RV under 1,000 pounds by Tim Davison (What our members are building) 2 pg |
| 2007 | 10 | 06 | Sport Aerobatics | Letters to the Editor: Thinking outside the box about RV aerobatics 1 pg |
| 2007 | 08 | 16 | Sport Aerobatics | RV Aerobatics: An Untapped Market for IAC Membership 2 pg |
| 2007 | 05 | 28 | Sport Aviation | Rocky Mountain Rocket: Modifying an RV for Speed owned by Carl Brownd and Barbara Petigo 11 pg |
| 2007 | 02 | 19 | Sport Aviation | ‘4 Into 1’ Exhaust for RV Series |
| 2006 | 09 | 118 | Sport Aviation | Mike Seager Trains RV-ators: A full-time transition instructor specialist 3 pg |
| 2005 | 06 | 88 | Sport Aviation | RV the Hard Way: Test flight misadventures don’t spoil the RV fun (2 pg) |
| 2003 | 08 | 58 | Sport Aviation | How to Build an RV for Half the Price: Don Enns and Fran Janzen (7 pgs) |
| 2003 | 04 | 68 | Sport Aviation | Ways to Fly More: Or, how we flew 1,000 hours in 23 months by Paul Rosales (7 pgs w/photos) |
| 2003 | 01 | 52 | Sport Aviation | Homebuilts in Paradise: Adventure flying in the Bermuda Triangle – Jim & Vicki Baker’s RV 6 (7 pgs) |
| 2003 | 01 | 34 | Sport Aviation | Bob Hasson’s 12-Year Wonder: Who says kit airplanes don’t embody the true spirit of homebuilding? (9 pgs) by Jack Cox |
| 2002 | 07 | 94 | Sport Aviation | Homebuilding’s Heritage #5 in a Series: Van’s RV-6 (1 pg) |
| 2002 | 05 | 103 | Sport Aviation | Interior Design: Seven steps toward building an interior you can live with (RV-6A) (41/3 pgs) |
| 2001 | 08 | 54 | Sport Aviation | Women Who Build: Why aren't there more of them? Judy Stocks RV-6A (9 pgs) |
| 2001 | 07 | 99 | Sport Aviation | Bob Murdoch's RV-6 (photo & caption) |
| 2001 | 07 | 97 | Sport Aviation | Preben Rafn-Larsen's RV-6A (photo & caption) |
| 2001 | 07 | 96 | Sport Aviation | Warren Wassom's RV-6A (photo & caption) |
| 2001 | 06 | 88 | Sport Aviation | Peter Corrigan's RV-6 (photo & caption) |
| 2001 | 06 | 86 | Sport Aviation | Steve Well's RV-6A (photo & caption) |
| 2001 | 05 | 81 | Sport Aviation | RV-6A built by Tim Corbitt (photo & caption) |
| 2001 | 05 | 80 | Sport Aviation | RV-6 by Scott & Don Cryder (photo and caption) |
| 2001 | 05 | 78 | Sport Aviation | RV-6 built by John Pallister (photo & caption) |
| 2001 | 04 | 99 | Sport Aviation | Gray Bridwell's RV-6A (photo & caption only) |
| 2001 | 04 | 97 | Sport Aviation | Gary Hart's RV-6 (photo & caption) |
| 2001 | 04 | 52 | Sport Aviation | 11 Hours to Oshkosh: Flying to AirVenture was a dream come true (Paul Rosales' RV-6A (7 pgs) |
| 2001 | 03 | 87 | Sport Aviation | Otso T. Hoven of Australia's RV-6 (photo & caption) |
| 2001 | 02 | 91,92 | Sport Aviation | Jim & Patti Person's RV-6A & Dave Zach's RV-6A |
| 2001 | 02 | 90,93 | Sport Aviation | Alex De Dominicis' RV-6 & Robin Owen's RV-6 (photo & caption) |
| 2001 | 01 | 84 | Sport Aviation | Bill and Suzie Wallace's RV-6A (photo & caption) |
| 2001 | 01 | 82 | Sport Aviation | Bill Connelly's RV-6 (photo and caption) |
| 2000 | 12 | 48 | Experimenter | Non-qualified airplane RV-6 (Education thru Airror) 1 column |
| 2000 | 12 | 40 | Sport Aviation | The Other Side of the Coin: Building an airplane doesn't have to be expensive (6 pgs w/photos) |
| 2000 | 12 | 93,94 | Sport Aviation | Pratt RV-6 & Crabb RV-6A (photos & captions) |
| 2000 | 11 | 85 | Sport Aviation | Hillebrand RV-6A (photo & caption only) |
| 2000 | 10 | 93 | Sport Aviation | Snyder RV-6A, O-360-A1A (photo & caption only) |
| 2000 | 10 | 90 | Sport Aviation | Cone RV-6A, O-320-E2D (photo & caption only) |
| 2000 | 09 | 85 | Sport Aviation | Aguirre RV-6A, O-360, Sterba prop, RMI engine monitor (photo & caption only) |
| 2000 | 09 | 83 | Sport Aviation | Ray RV-6A, O-360-A1A, EIS engine monitor (photo & caption only) |
| 2000 | 08 | 87 | Sport Aviation | Swenson RV-6, O-320, Sensenich prop (photo & caption only) |
| 2000 | 07 | 97 | Sport Aviation | Weeks RV-6, O-320 Sensenich fixed prop (Photo & Caption Only) |
| 2000 | 05 | 84 | Sport Aviation | Beatrice RV-6A, O-360, Hartzell prop (photo & caption only) |
| 2000 | 05 | 84 | Sport Aviation | Prokop RV-6, IO-360 A1A, Hartzell prop (photo & caption only) |
| 2000 | 05 | 83 | Sport Aviation | Sprenger RV-6, IO-360, full IFR (photo & caption only) |
| 2000 | 05 | 82 | Sport Aviation | Anderson RV-6A (photo & caption only) |
| 2000 | 04 | 89 | Sport Aviation | Moore RV-6, Felix propeller (photo & caption only) |
| 2000 | 04 | 88 | Sport Aviation | Moscarelli RV-6A, O-320H2AD, Performance Prop (photo & caption only) |
| 2000 | 03 | 81 | Sport Aviation | Mann RV-6A, GM 4.3 V6, IVO Magnum three-blade prop (photo & caption only) |
| 2000 | 03 | 81 | Sport Aviation | MacDowell RV-6, O-360 (photo & caption only) |
| 2000 | 03 | 22 | Sport Aviation | Something Special - The kit-built champ that got away (6 pages w/ color photos) |
| 2000 | 02 | 77 | Sport Aviation | Hail RV-6A, O-320 (photo & caption only) |
| 2000 | 02 | 76 | Sport Aviation | Odom RV-6 (photo & caption only) |
| 2000 | 01 | 83 | Sport Aviation | Piszkin RV-6A (photo & caption only) |
| 2000 | 01 | 81 | Sport Aviation | McNeill RV-6 (photo & caption only) |
| 99 | 12 | 95 | Sport Aviation | David RV-6, O-320-D2J, Felix prop (photo & caption only) |
| 99 | 12 | 95 | Sport Aviation | Sweeney RV-6A (photo & caption only) |
| 99 | 12 | 95 | Sport Aviation | Schement RV-6A (photo & caption only) |
| 99 | 12 | 94 | Sport Aviation | Zipperer RV-6 (photo & caption only) |
| 99 | 12 | 94 | Sport Aviation | Lein RV-6A, Aymar-Demuth wood prop (photo & caption only) |
| 99 | 06 | 127 | Sport Aviation | Brown RV-6A (photo & caption only) |
| 99 | 06 | 127 | Sport Aviation | Balstick/Covert RV-6A (photo & caption only) |
| 99 | 06 | 127 | Sport Aviation | White RV-6 (photo & caption only) |
| 99 | 06 | 126 | Sport Aviation | Murray RV-6A (photo & caption only) |
| 99 | 05 | 129 | Sport Aviation | Balbierer RV-6 (photo & caption only) |
| 99 | 05 | 129 | Sport Aviation | Gosselin RV-6 (photo & caption only) |
| 99 | 04 | 126 | Sport Aviation | Teele RV-6 (photo & caption only) |
| 99 | 03 | 53 | Experimenter | RV-6 accident. . . Education Thru Airror |
| 99 | 02 | 43 | Experimenter | Cleveland RV-6 (photo & caption only) |
| 99 | 01 | 18 | Sport Aviation | Harmon Lange’s RV-6A |
| 98 | 12 | 72 | Sport Aviation | Super Six, IO-540 Power |
| 98 | 12 | 117 | Sport Aviation | Photo and caption RV-6 |
| 97 | 07 | 70 | Sport Aviation | Van’s RV-6A And the EAA Young Eagles Program (3 pages w/color |
| 97 | 06 | 94 | Sport Aviation | Van’s RV-6A And the EAA Young Eagles Program (2 pages w/color |
| 97 | 05 | 46 | Sport Aviation | Van’s RV-6A And the EAA Young Eagles Program (3 pages w/ color construction photos) |
| 96 | 09 | 32 | Sport Aviation | The Other Woman: Craig Bair’s Award Winning 200 HP RV-6 (7 pages with photos) |
| 96 | 05 | 07 | Sport Aviation | QuickBuild Kits available for RV-6 and RV-6A |
| 96 | 05 | 61 | Sport Aviation | Climbing Everest. Mastering an RV-6 with hand controls only (10 pages w/ color photos) |
| 96 | 03 | 30 | Sport Aviation | RV-4 vs. RV-6--Comparison (9 pages with color photos) |
| 95 | 06 | 29 | Sport Aviation | Cargo Pods offered for RV-4, 6, 6A at Sun ‘n Fun ‘95 (Photo and Caption |
| 95 | 05 | 54 | Sport Aviation | Boyse Rose - Pilot Extraordinaire--Impaired |
| 95 | 05 | 108 | Sport Aviation | RV-6A (Photo and Caption only) |
| 94 | 12 | 11 | Sport Aviation | Mirsepasy RV-6A w/O-320-D1A |
| 94 | 11 | 10 | Sport Aviation | RV-6 used as trainer - Nigerian A.F. |
| 94 | 10 | 132 | Sport Aviation | Asberry RV-6 w/150, Warnke prop. |
| 94 | 10 | 135 | Sport Aviation | Bengston RV-6 w/150hp |
| 94 | 08 | 106 | Sport Aviation | Bowhay RV-6 on Zenair floats |
| 94 | 08 | 108 | Sport Aviation | Making alignment bushings |
| 94 | 08 | 118 | Sport Aviation | Eichar 6 w/IO-360 |
| 94 | 08 | 21 | Experimenter | Luther 2.7 liter Subaru powered 6 |
| 94 | 06 | 19 | Experimenter | Luther Subaru powered RV6 |
| 94 | 06 | 45 | Experimenter | Rotating too slow causes accident |
| 94 | 05 | 113 | Sport Aviation | McBride RV-6 w/O-320, Warnke prop. |
| 94 | 03 | 110 | Sport Aviation | Leonard RV-6 w/O-320 - 150hp |
| 94 | 03 | 34 | Sport Aviation | Smith RV-6A w/Buick V8 |
| 93 | 12 | 05 | Experimenter | Holding skins in place to rivet |
| 93 | 11 | 66 | Sport Aviation | Designer comments on 6A flight report... |
| 93 | 10 | 118 | Sport Aviation | Van Ortwick RV-4 w/O-360 |
| 93 | 09 | 34 | Sport Aviation | Performance report on 6A |
| 93 | 09 | 100 | Sport Aviation | Breda RV-6 w/O-320 |
| 93 | 09 | 45 | Experimenter | Too high flare causes crash |
| 93 | 08 | 96 | Sport Aviation | My/Our RV-6 |
| 93 | 08 | 106 | Sport Aviation | Bowhay RV-6 w/160hp, C.S. prop. |
| 93 | 08 | 86 | Sport Aviation | McPhee RV-6 |
| 93 | 07 | 109 | Sport Aviation | Thomas RV-6 w/150hp |
| 93 | 06 | 13 | Sport Aviation | Metal construction videos available |
| 93 | 06 | 90 | Sport Aviation | Grimes RV-6 w/O-360, Sterba prop. |
| 93 | 05 | 100 | Sport Aviation | Hakes RV-6 |
| 93 | 04 | 91 | Sport Aviation | Bruce RV-6 w/O-320D1A |
| 92 | 12 | 101 | Sport Aviation | Delahoussaye RV-6 w/200 hp |
| 92 | 11 | 102 | Sport Aviation | Mahoney RV-6 w/O-360 |
| 92 | 11 | 5 | Sport Aviation | Barnard RV-6A w/O-360, 190 mph |
| 92 | 10 | 119 | Sport Aviation | Luke RV w/O-320 & Warnke prop |
| 92 | 08 | 94 | Sport Aviation | Sutter RV-6 w/O-360 |
| 92 | 05 | 90 | Sport Aviation | Orndorff RV-6A w/O-320 |
| 92 | 01 | 96 | Sport Aviation | Labelle RV-6 w/O-320-E2D |
| 91 | 07 | C,16 | Sport Aviation | Tolle RV-6A w/Factory sliding canopy |
| 91 | 06 | 87 | Sport Aviation | Ballantyne RV-6 w/Warnke 3 prop |
| 90 | 03 | 29 | Sport Aviation | Drilling Heat Treated Gear Legs |
| 90 | 03 | 30 | Sport Aviation | Cutting Holes in Stainless Firewall |
| 90 | 03 | 29 | Sport Aviation | Building Hints for RV-6 |
| 90 | 03 | 93 | Sport Aviation | Springer RV-6 with 150hp |
| 90 | 01 | 98 | Sport Aviation | Special Tool Kit to Build RV-3, 4, & 6 |
| 89 | 08 | 21 | Sport Aviation | Tolle RV-6 with C.S. & 180 hp |
| 89 | 06 | 30 | Sport Aviation | Tony Bingelis' RV-6 Project |
| 89 | 05 | 10 | Sport Aviation | Van's Aircraft Offers Deal on Lycoming Engines |
| 88 | 11 | 16 | Sport Aviation | The Tri 6 (Tri-Gear Version) |
| 88 | 04 | 04 | Sport Aviation | Mustang II/RV-6 Performance Comparison Comment |
| 88 | 01 | 21 | Sport Aviation | Showdown at Checkpoint Charlie, the Mustang II vs. the RV-6 |
| 86 | 12 | 23 | Sport Aviation | Now Comes the RV-6 |
| 86 | 07 | 06 | Sport Aviation | RV-6 Debuts [Note only] |
| 80 | 05 | 34 | Sport Aviation | RV-6 Update |
| 77 | 10 | 62 | Sport Aviation | The RV-6 |
EAA members can view digitally archived editions of EAA Sport Aviation here.
