Van's Up-Powered RV-14A Walkaround

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3 жыл бұрын

What's new with the RV-14A? Van's Greg Hughes walks us through the changes for the '14 and the updates surrounding the Lycoming IO-390-EXP119 engine.
Read the full review: www.kitplanes.com/vans-rv-14a/

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@brent1041 3 жыл бұрын

One day I’ll build one of these

@bk1bennett 3 жыл бұрын

Glad I chose the 14A. I have completed the empennage aluminum construction and the kit has been trouble-free. The only mistakes are mine. I am eager to get the wings and fuselage soon! Having flown in the airplane at the factory (before it received the engine upgrade), I was hooked. It is as if it was designed for my 6’4” frame. Wonderful design.

@kevlip21 3 жыл бұрын

64 hours on my 14A, one impressive plane. A little over 2 years to finish quick build.

@stevemcvey5054 3 жыл бұрын

Any heating problems on climb out

@kevlip21 3 жыл бұрын

@@stevemcvey5054 I usually climb at 120kts, helps keeps temps down.

@tpsu129 2 жыл бұрын

Not impressive enough to change your name to Flying Vans RV14.

@idekav. Жыл бұрын

Was it because of lack of time? Two years is a bit much for me, but I’m young and impatient haha

@clemsonaeronautics7447 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks.

@luscombe8fan358 3 жыл бұрын

I am lucky enough to be based at 52F where I have seen several recent RV-14 completions. Very very nice airplane.

@ranchlazyo 3 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know if the engine mods work for the rv14 taildragger

@KitplanesMagazine 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they do.

@pnzrldr Жыл бұрын

What is the exhaust fitting at 3:57 that is pretty obviously not properly installed? That the heater?

@KitplanesMagazine Жыл бұрын

Cabin heat. We shot this angle while the airplane was getting some maintenance.

@pnzrldr Жыл бұрын

@@KitplanesMagazine cool. Thought so/similar. Glad to know my Mk1 eyeball still catches anomalies on quick engine compartment glances.

@greglarsen4641 3 жыл бұрын

What is the total time and cost to build this plane?

@KitplanesMagazine 3 жыл бұрын

Van's estimates around 1100 to 1400 hours of build time, but that is really dependent on a lot of factors like builder experience, build location and other things. Finished price can be around $90K, but that's a basic version. Typically, RV-14s are $130-$145K completed, and they're usually quite well equipped.

@greglarsen4641 3 жыл бұрын

@@KitplanesMagazine Thank you. I'm in the publishing business as well. I would love to build one of these.

@geddon436 3 жыл бұрын

@@KitplanesMagazine I'm not pilot or airplane owner, but for a single engine airplane, that seems expensive.

@flycow69 3 жыл бұрын

Think of it as buying one well equipped F150 and a good Tesla for your wife. At 210 mph you can leave NY at 6 am on Sunday, have your Sunday brunch with your wife in Miami and be back in NY before sun down and you logged about 10 hours as PIC.

@thisismagacountry1318 2 жыл бұрын

@@geddon436 That's extremely reasonable for the value, the range, the speed and the payload.

@ChrisJones-yt8zp 3 ай бұрын

If you don't need 3 or 4 passengers I don't know why you'd ever chose a 10 over a 14.

@tinolino58 3 жыл бұрын

Design a sexier wing please!

@jayanthkumar7964 3 жыл бұрын

When you have your significant other in the passenger seat, and climb at 2000 feet a min. and their ear pops, they'll say its a sexy plane.

@tinolino58 3 жыл бұрын

@@jayanthkumar7964 get the Red Pill!

@ChrisVirgilio 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty hard to make a sexy wing without the us of composites. That would make this not a kit plane.

@tinolino58 3 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisVirgilio I gues you mean the surface. I mean the wing planform optimization.

@SkylaneGuy 3 жыл бұрын

@@tinolino58 a tapered wing would be much more complicated to build and would really up the parts count for a very minimal performance improvement.

@endwood 3 жыл бұрын

I'd luv a 14, conventional u/c of course but I'd never build/buy one as I dislike tip up canopies!

@alexc30 3 жыл бұрын

I don't understand why tip-up canopies are a problem - I built an RV-14A, and love the canopy design; so easy to ingress and egress. I guess this comment comes from someone with a lack of knowledge about Vans aircraft - or so hardened on the sliding canopy idea that he/she/it can't fathom a change.

@allywilkeforsenate Жыл бұрын

@@alexc30 no they just suck.Bang your head in them snag your purse on them wack yourself on them in some way trying to get out.

@wraith444 Жыл бұрын

@@alexc30 can you install a catch to hold it open a couple inches while on the ground, get a little cool air going while you're on the ground? My experience is limited to a Cessna 172 so far but being able to crack a window on a hot day is a godsend.