VanGrunsven RV-2
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RV-2 is Richard VanGrunsven’s designation for a proposed single-seat tailless glider with all-wood structure[1] and a 40-foot wingspan.[2] The airplane has same configuration as the Backstrom EPB-1C and Marske XM-1D, although with a swept vertical stabilizer similar to that of the Marske Pioneer.
The canopy originally fabricated for the RV-2 was later - and still is - used on the RV-5.[3]
Fabrication and assembly of the wooden wings were almost completed.[2] However, the project did not progress beyond this point, being indefinitely paused[4] in the early 1970s in favor of the development of the RV-3 and the founding and running of Van's Aircraft.
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References[edit]
- ^ Homepage of Van's Aircraft as shown in 2012: Archived
- ^ a b Experimental Aircraft Association video, 2022: "AirVenture, Theater in the Woods - Van's 50th Anniversary"
- ^ Van's Aircraft video, 2019: "RV-5 Restoration - Progress and Stories"
- ^ Flying Magazine, "Van’s Aircraft and Those Amazing RVs"