Van's "very special airplane"?

[pazmanyflyer]

Snip of new info released from Van's Facebook page.

"Two booths. Four forum presentations. Daily prize giveaways. New merch. And one very special airplane you haven't seen yet."

Wait. What? "And one very special airplane you haven't seen yet."

Maybe The Impossible Airplane?

 

[inktomi]

The finalized RV-15 is my guess.

 

[planenutz]

The finalized RV-15 is my guess.

Yes !!! The four-seat, turbine-powered floatplane version.

 

[Carlos151]

RV-15A

 

[inktomi]

RV-15A

Now that's an even better guess!

 

[Norman CYYJ]

Yes !!! The four-seat, turbine-powered floatplane version.

Now that I could really enjoy.

 

[Scott Hersha]

Rotax powered 9a.

 

[Snowflake]

Tandem Rotax powered tail dragger?

 

[Roadjunkie1]

Rotax-powered high-wing tricycle-gear twin......... May as well break ALL the molds!

 

[rv6builder]

Kit built helicopter!

 

[compjtc]

My guess is the Impossible Airplane (the foot controlled one for Jessica Cox)

 

[RV8JD]

RV-15A

No offense to the nose-gear pilots, but I don’t think just a nose-gear version of the RV-15 would qualify as Van’s “very special airplane”! At least I hope not!

My guess is the Impossible Airplane (the foot controlled one for Jessica Cox)

I think this fellow has it right.

 

[Steve]

The RV-2, motor glider?

 

[Ironflight]

The RV-2, motor glider?

No - that was (is?) the -11……

 

[Ralph Inkster]

Wasn’t the RV2 the pivot wing?

 

[Mel]

Wasn’t the RV2 the pivot wing?

IIRC, the RV-2 was to be a flying wing glider. Very similar to the "Backstrom" glider. Pretty sure it was never completed.

 

[rvbuilder2002]

Wasn’t the RV2 the pivot wing?

That is the RV-5
The RV-2 was meant to be a flying wing styled sail plane using wood construction, that only had a small amount of construction work completed.
Eventually, the bubble canopy that had been intended to be used on the RV-2, was instead used on the RV-5.

 

[Ralph Inkster]

Yes, got the number wrong. I remember seeing it tucked in the back of Van’s shed back when I was picking up my first RV6 project, quite the awkward looking thing

 

[rv6n6r]

They are all special!

 

[Bcone1381]

I'll take a guess. The RV-16 will be there. We all know this is a four seat utility aircraft. It will have the RV-15 wing design but slightly longer ...It might even be the original "RV-15 long wing". It will use the same gear, tailwheel, and empennege as the -15. The market hype is easy to attain and a lot of barriers have been removed by the -15 development.

 

[rv8or]

very special RV

Is parked in my hanger in Norfolk England

 

[HighTail]

Snip of new info released from Van's Facebook page.

"Two booths. Four forum presentations. Daily prize giveaways. New merch. And one very special airplane you haven't seen yet."

Wait. What? "And one very special airplane you haven't seen yet."

Maybe The Impossible Airplane?

Aurora is too small for any surprise's like a new secretly built Van's Aircraft to be kept a secret all year. How about the first RV15 Factory Built to be marketed as a NON-EAB? Ready for future mass production like the RV12. Getting Warm?

 

[Jaypratt]

That’s a lot of good guesses,,,,, . I’ll hope for a completed RV15. Something to do this with.

 

[Jaypratt]

We want to head back Idaho with our RV15 next year. Who has flown to 45 Ranch ? It was great experience for us in 2026.

 

[wsquare]

Rotax powered RV-15A available as Non-EAB under the new MOSAIC rules.

 

[RWoodard]

It’s going to be an RV8 with titanium Whitman gear legs to get rid of those gear leg towers interfering with the pilot’s knees. And it’ll have an IO540 engine to really liven it up. Maybe shorten the wing by a foot or two to improve handling in turbulence. It’ll climb like a…. a…. Space Vehicle.

Oh wait. Never mind.

 

[Dugaru]

If I was Vans, I would start producing and selling a finished 916iS-powered LSA RV-9A. But I’m biased.