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Vans AircraftExperimental & kit · New South Wales, Australia

2016 Vans RV9

Price
A$185,000 ≈ $129,914
Year
2016
Total time
250 hours
Location
Australia
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Specifications

General

Condition
Used
Registration No
VH-EIX
Serial Number
9-1955

Avionics

  • Twin-screen 10" Dynon SkyView Classic displays, with map & VP-X licenses
  • Vertical Power VP-X Sport electronic circuit breaker system
  • Two-axis Dynon autopilot
  • Dynon ARINC Module
  • SV-XPNDR-261 ADS-B Out transponder
  • SV-GPS-2020 ADS-B compliant position source
  • XCom VHF radio
  • KLN-90B
  • The Dynon EMS has the ability to monitor the ignition switch state and if the ignitions are powered, either externally or internally.
  • Electric pitch & roll trim

Interior

Carling Contura V backlit switches. Seat cusions are form-fitting seats from a Suzuki Swift that fit perfectly over the standard set frame. (Don't laugh, they fit well, look great and are very comfortable!)

Exterior

Polished using Nuvite compound with red & yellow vinyl striping. Easily removed if my chosen livery isn't to your liking.

Additional Features

The weight and balance data has a BEW
472.7Kg & BEWCG 77.65"

Engine Specifications

Low compression pistons (7.2
1), to run Mogas, and keep the HP around the max recommended by Van.

Comments

After not listening to the missus when she said "Build a -10!" and discovering a 4-person family does not fit in a 2-seat RV I finally found a 4-seat 'family' plane, so I'm regretfully putting our RV on the market.

Built from a complete QB-Kit over 5 years, the first flight was

26th March 2016

under RAAus administration before being swapped to VH- after adding the second seat cushion, screen, transponder, autopilot, and so on...

The RV-9 is the -7s non-aerobatic cousin. With a higher-aspect ratio Roncz airfoil, it's a particularly efficient cross-country cruiser, without sacrificing the typical RV handling and performance. Rate of climb is around 1,500FPM, and I usually cruise at 2,400RPM that gives 140KTAS burning just 25-and-a-bit LPH of Mogas.

Apart from a couple of months after her first flight, she's been hangared continuously, initially at Cessnock and Somersby, and now Scone, though if you can't get a hangar straight away, she does have a full set of outdoor covers available.

Sad to see her go, but it's time to let someone else enjoy the RV Grin.

Engine Specifications

  • A factory new ECI OX-340S-B4J4N4 rated at 165HP with 250 hours The suffixes denote:
  • Dual Electronic Ignition (P-Mag 114's)
  • 14mm plug bosses in the cylinder heads (standard BR8ESSP automotive plugs)
  • The prop is a ground-adjustable Sensenich 2G0M7/C72RG, with a Rotec TB48/5 throttle body giving effortless starts, hot or cold. The prop's set mid-range giving a good blend of takeoff & climb performance, without overspeeding at altitude.

Additional Features

She's almost a completely stock RV-9A, with a couple of small differences, these being:

Setup to fly PIC from the RHS. The Left stick grip is installed, pre-wired but not connected.

The VHF antenna is on the aft deck, not underneath - the Bruces' covers were custom-made to suit, and;

The Dynon system has a custom database of every ALA & certified airport, in addition to the OzRunways database

Also included is a Bogert aviation towbar and a complete set of Bruces' Custom Cover's with hail protection ($3K value alone!)

The build log is available on

VansAirForce

and the logs can be viewed online

Here

.

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