Build rates

[tjo]

If ya'll are interested, just for fun I started tracking the Van's published completion numbers to get an idea what the completion rates were not just the totals. For 2015 they are:

RV-3 7/yr
RV-4 17/yr
RV-6/6A 30/yr
RV-7/7A 89/yr
RV-8/8A 60/yr
RV-9/9A 58/yr
RV-10 41/yr
RV-12 80/yr


Tim

[bret]

That's amazing, over one a day!

[cderk]

Is this what Vans is shipping or what their customers are completing? Its not clear...

[tjo]

This is what they are posting on their completions page, so completions.

Tim

[eddieseve]

So what are the odds that 2016 will see 10,000 RV completed :-)

Cheers

[cderk]

interesting. does everyone tell Van's when they've completed their aircraft? is it mandatory? or do they get a copy of the registration and/or airworthiness certificate when complete?

i'd be interested in seeing how many kits they actually ship compared to how many are completed.

[rvbuilder2002]

Originally Posted by cderk

interesting. does everyone tell Van's when they've completed their aircraft? is it mandatory?

No, and No

The hobbs meter counts are only completions that people inform Van's about.
There are a lot of people that never bother to, so there is likely quite a few more per year than is reported there.

[rvbuilder2002]

Originally Posted by eddieseve

So what are the odds that 2016 will see 10,000 RV completed :-)

Cheers

It is possible, but based on the completion rate over the past couple of years, my guess is that it will happen mid to late summer 2017

[Palamedes]

I didn't realize the 7 was that popular..