Does anyone have any intel on the new RV-15?? 2, 4, or 6 seat??
Jim
You forgot that it will be a super quick build with stol capability 300 it cruise and cost under $100k...
You forgot that it will be a super quick build with stol capability 300 it cruise and cost under $100k...
See the Van?s FB page. Monday night (Jan 20, 2020) they asked for inputs on the design configuration of the RV-15.
https://m.facebook.com/pg/vansaircraftinc/posts/?ref=m_notif
I think Vans would do very well with a reworked 915 powered version of the -9 assuming of course they could do it at a competitive price point.Waiting impatiently for for my Rotax 915 powered, RV-9 wing, RV-15
I think Vans would do very well with a reworked 915 powered version of the -9 assuming of course they could do it at a competitive price point.
So, is the teaser campaign on fb/instagram a genuine market research campaign, which would mean a 15 launch is still at the concept stage and therefore years away?
Or is it a pre-launch teaser which means all these decisions and engineering have already been done and the launch is imminent, so our responses don't matter much?
My feeling is you wouldn't focus your marketing on the 15, potentially causing people to hold off on committing to an existing model, unless launch was going to be very soon...
Waiting impatiently for for my Rotax 915 powered, RV-9 wing, RV-15
That can be done today by any EAB builder, no need for a new model with it. If they are going to introduce a new model, methinks it will have more changes than just a different engine on an existing plane.
Given how they?ve answered some of the questions, I?m pretty sure they?re teasing pre-launch. As you said, anyone considering an RV today would be wise to wait and see what the -15 is and Van?s knows it.So, is the teaser campaign on fb/instagram a genuine market research campaign, which would mean a 15 launch is still at the concept stage and therefore years away?
Or is it a pre-launch teaser which means all these decisions and engineering have already been done and the launch is imminent, so our responses don't matter much?
My feeling is you wouldn't focus your marketing on the 15, potentially causing people to hold off on committing to an existing model, unless launch was going to be very soon...
Waiting impatiently for for my Rotax 915 powered, RV-9 wing, RV-15
True. But isn't the -7 just an updated version of the -6 that is designed to accept engines the -6 was never designed to take? Isn't it the case with the -4 and the -8 as well? And the -7 and the -14?That can be done today by any EAB builder, no need for a new model with it. If they are going to introduce a new model, methinks it will have more changes than just a different engine on an existing plane.
I think Vans would do very well with a reworked 915 powered version of the -9 assuming of course they could do it at a competitive price point.
Absolutely correct. And 120kts is about all you're going to get out of it with that 100hp engine.Why? The -12 has more room and better visibility than the -9 and the useful load might be surprisingly close.
I think Vans would do very well with a reworked 915 powered version of the -9 assuming of course they could do it at a competitive price point.
....perhaps a stronger empennage for better flutter margins....
Maybe the RV-15 should be a well-designed trailer for the RV-12.
True. But isn't the -7 just an updated version of the -6 that is designed to accept engines the -6 was never designed to take? Isn't it the case with the -4 and the -8 as well? And the -7 and the -14?
The -9 was not designed to use the 915 engine and getting one elegantly into that airframe will be no easy task for someone trying to roll their own solution.
Redesign the -9 for that specific engine, integrate the same sorts of airframe design and construction changes that turned the -7 into the -14 and I'd bet kits would fly out the door.
See the Van’s FB page. Monday night (Jan 20, 2020) they asked for inputs on the design configuration of the RV-15.
https://m.facebook.com/pg/vansaircraftinc/posts/?ref=m_notif
There were two slides presented… and then there was Sling’s response.
(I have no idea why they are getting rotated. They are not on my phone)
tired of hangar expenses, logistics of hangar locations, waitlists, convenience and just lack of them.
A 1 person required folding wing RV with a Lycoming engine