VanGrunsven RV-2

Side view of VanGrunsven RV-2 glider
RV-2 wooden wing structure

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.[citation needed]

Fabrication and assembly of the wooden wings were almost completed.[2] However, the project did not progress beyond this point, being indefinitely paused[3] in the early 1970s in favor of the development of the RV-3 and the founding and running of Van's Aircraft.[citation needed] The canopy originally fabricated for the RV-2 was later used on the RV-5.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Homepage of Van's Aircraft as shown in 2012: Archived
  2. ^ a b Experimental Aircraft Association video, 2022: ""AirVenture, Theater in the Woods - Van's 50th Anniversary" eaa.org
  3. ^ "Van’s Aircraft and Those Amazing RVs". Flying Magazine
  4. ^ Van's Aircraft video, 2019: "RV-5 Restoration - Progress and Stories"