I was bored on a long train ride this past weekend, so I decided to update the Wikipedia article for the RV-11 (which was only two sentences long) and, while I was at it, to write an article about the RV-2 and - why not - one about the RV-5. I also drew side-views of the RV-2 and RV-11, based on Van's sketches, and added them to the articles.
All information comes from the following primary sources, which are worth checking out if you haven't already:
Enjoy! The Wikipedia articles are super short and probably include fun facts that you didn't know or have forgotten. The videos and the RV-11 write-up are quite long, for those of you with time to dive deep.
All information comes from the following primary sources, which are worth checking out if you haven't already:
- Van's terrific write-up of designing and building the RV-11, including some photos and lots of his sketches: Part 1, part 2, part 3.
- YouTube video about the RV-5, including some fun stories.
- Theater in the Woods presentation at Oshkosh 2022, where Van talks about the RV-2, RV-5, and RV-11 (and the other models too, 1 to 15), including some never-before-seen photos and sketches, starting around 1:47:20.
Enjoy! The Wikipedia articles are super short and probably include fun facts that you didn't know or have forgotten. The videos and the RV-11 write-up are quite long, for those of you with time to dive deep.
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