Van's Aircraft is an American kit aircraft manufacturer founded by Richard VanGrunsven in 1973, with its factory at Aurora State Airport in Oregon. The Van's RV series aircraft are all-aluminum, mostly low-wing monoplanes of monocoque construction. In 2023 over 11,000 Van's aircraft were flying worldwide, making up one third of the United States experimental aircraft fleet. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December 2023.
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1. FundingUniverse (International Directory of Company Histories): Van's Aircraft - FundingUniverse company history
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Private Company Incorporated: 1983
2. Van's Aircraft (Wikipedia)
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In Group: Aerospace and Defense, Lead section
Van's Aircraft, Inc. is an American kit aircraft manufacturer founded by Richard VanGrunsven in 1973.
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