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Vans AircraftExperimental & kit · Fixed-wing · United States

RV-4

Seats
2 2
Power
180 hp134 kW
Cruise
174 kt322 km/h
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Vans Aircraft RV-4
Vans Aircraft RV-4
Vans Aircraft RV-4
Photo: Vafrazier · CC BY-SA 4.0Photo: Serge Melki from Indianapolis, USA · CC BY 2.0Photo: Vafrazier · CC BY-SA 4.0

About the RV-4

The Vans Aircraft RV-4 is a fixed-wing, amateur-built homebuilt aircraft manufactured in the United States by Van's Aircraft. It features a single piston engine and utilizes a tandem seating arrangement for two occupants. The design is targeted at sport aerobatics and cross-country travel.

Designed by Richard VanGrunsven in the mid-1970s as a development of the single-seat RV-3, the prototype first flew in August 1979. It introduced a new wing with increased span and area, and its airframe accepts various engines up to the Lycoming O-360. The RV-4 has become part of the most popular kit-built aircraft family globally, with over a thousand examples completed and flown worldwide, including notable global circumnavigations.

Engines fitted

667 aircraft
EnginePowerShare of fleetAircraft
Lycoming O-320 180 hp 459
Lycoming O-360 180 hp 152
Lycoming IO-360 200 hp 33
Lycoming IO-320 150 hp 23

This page covers the Vans Aircraft RV-4T: the same aircraft under other designations.

RV-4 running costs

$217 an hour
A year
LowTypicalHigh
Fuel$6,191$7,954$9,229
Oil$144$180$234
Engine overhaul reserve$2,167$2,667$4,833
Annual inspection and maintenance$2,500$3,500$4,500
Hangar$3,000$6,300$9,600
Insurance$830$1,098$1,366
Total$14,832$21,699$29,762
Per hour$148$217$298

Engine

Model
Lycoming O-320
Power
180 hp
Overhaul
2,000 h / 12 yr
Fuel burn
8.2 – 10.3 gal/h
Fuel price
$8.20 /US gal

RV-4 for sale now

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