Builder Spotlight
October 2007 Issue
Van's RV-8: Sport Plane Standard Setter
With recent improvements in the kit, did Van’s best tandem-seat design just get better?
Although the RV-8 debuted 12 years ago, author Ed Wischmeyer flies a splendid builder example and notes how the design has fared over the years; by Ed Wischmeyer.
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