Van’s Aircraft has shipped the 1,000th RV-12 kit, making it one of the most successful light sport aircraft to hit the market since its introduction in 2008.
Van’s said it has shipped 937 RV-12 kit empennage packages, plus a number of fly-away S-LSA RV-12s built at the company factory in Oregon.
More than 400 RV-12s are flying, representing a completion rate of 40 percent, considered excellent by home-building standards.
It takes around 700-900 man-hours to complete an RV-12 kit. Kit price is $67,070 including the 100hp Rotax 912ULS engine. The factory-built S-LSA RV-12 sells for around $120,000.
Aircraft Specifications:
| Exterior Dimensions | |
| Span | 26’ 9” |
| Length | 19’ 11” |
| Height | 8′ 4″ |
| Wing Area | 127 sq. ft. |
| Weights | |
| Empty Weight | 740 lbs |
| Gross Weight | 1320 lbs |
| Loadings | |
| Wing Loading (gross weight) |
10.4 lbs/sq. ft. |
| Power Loading (gross weight) |
13.2 lbs/hp |
| Powerplant/Systems | |
| Engine | Rotax 912ULS |
| Propeller | Sensenich Composite ground adjustable |
| Fuel Capacity | 20 US gallons |
| Other | |
| Cabin Width | 43” |
| Baggage | 50 lbs |
