Aircraft / RV6

COMMON
RV6

Van's RV-6

The People's Airplane

“Side by side, hand-built, and faster than you'd think.”

Van's Aircraft (kit) · private

Van's RV-6
Length
20 ft 2 in
Wingspan
23 ft 0 in
Max speed
190 kts
Range
700 nmi
Ceiling
20,000 ft
Engines
1x Lycoming O-360 (180 hp)
Crew
1
Max passengers
1
Typical config
1 pilot + 1 passenger (side-by-side)
Built
2800+

The RV-6 is the side-by-side version that made Van's Aircraft a household name in general aviation. Where the RV-4 put seats in tandem, the RV-6 put them next to each other — making it a proper cross-country touring machine you could actually share with someone. Builders have completed thousands of them, each one slightly unique.

Fun fact

The RV-6A nosewheel version is the most popular Van's RV variant ever built — it's the Honda Civic of homebuilts.

How to spot one

Side-by-side seating (vs RV-4's tandem). Low wing. Kit-built. Very popular at fly-ins.

Crews call it
The Six
Sounds like
Classic Lycoming hum — side-by-side seating makes for great cross-country conversations

One might be overhead right now.

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