The story
Van's RVs are the most numerous kit aircraft family ever built, and the RV-14 is the roomy, modern one: an aerobatic two-seater sized for big pilots and real baggage, built in garages, hangars and basements by ordinary people who end up with a 210-horsepower sport plane.
By 2023 more than 11,000 Van's RVs were flying, the most of any homebuilt aircraft family.
Quick answers
How do you identify a RV-14?
All-aluminium low-wing two-seater with a big tip-up bubble canopy. Comes with a nosewheel (RV-14A) or a tailwheel (RV-14). Chunkier than the RV-7, with styling borrowed from the four-seat RV-10.
What does a RV-14 sound like?
A four-cylinder Lycoming IO-390 — crisp and eager.
How fast is the RV-14?
Top speed is 180 kts.
How many passengers does the RV-14 carry?
Up to 1. A typical layout is side-by-side 2-seat.
How big is the RV-14?
It is 21 ft 1 in long and 27 ft 0 in across the wings.
When did the RV-14 first fly?
Its first flight was in 2012.
How many RV-14s have been built?
200+ completed (kit) built.
How rare is a RV-14 in Bogey?
COMMON. Everyday traffic. You will catch plenty of these, and every first catch still counts. Your first RV-14 catch is worth 25 points.
