RV-12 Number sold and number flying?

Bill_H · #1 11-25-2013, 04:58 PM

I searched - most other VAF model-forums have a standing thread to put in your serial number (shows number of kits sold) and what Vans tells you for your flying number. (ALWAYS tell Van's about your first flight if you have not!!!)

So in April 2012, s/n 412 was the 156th RV12 flying.

Are we up to 800 sold yet? Should be close...

There was a big bunch of flying completions after Skyview came out.

Some of the posts in the "1st Flight Photo thread" give the serial number but not the flying position.
The Vans website is showing 282 RV12s flying as of 11-25-13.
Thats over 6 per month new flying since April 2012!

Rayh · #2 11-26-2013, 05:53 PM

Yes over 800. I placed my order last week. I can proudly say my serial number is 806.

Geico266 · #3 11-26-2013, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Rayh

Yes over 800. I placed my order last week. I can proudly say my serial number is 806.

Nice Ray!

Wow! Over 800 kits started.

DBRuth · #4 12-03-2013, 06:49 PM

I have number 797,purchased late October.

lpeeds · #5 12-03-2013, 07:15 PM

My first order was in Mar. 2011 and was No. 506. That's 300 in 2.75 years or about 110 per year. Not bad.

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Geico266 · #6 12-03-2013, 07:46 PM

I remember Van saying that selling 500 kits was the magic number for recouping engineering and R&D. After that the model becomes profitable. Nice to see a successful business model.

videobobk · #7 12-03-2013, 08:53 PM

This isn't worth anything, except it does make me smile. With nine now flying or being built, Eagle's Nest can say we account for over one percent of all the 12s sold. We hope to make it 3% within two years

Bob

rvbuilder2002 · #8 12-03-2013, 09:50 PM

With complete kits only being available for ~ 4 years, the # of RV-12s flying now exceeds the number of RV-3's flying.

Driftdown · #9 12-03-2013, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by rvbuilder2002

. . . "With complete kits only being available for ~ 4 years, the # of RV-12s flying now exceeds the number of RV-3's flying." . . .

So how many RV-12 kits have been sold so far?
How many RV-12's are known to be certified and flying so far?

Thank you in advance, for your answer.

rvbuilder2002 · #10 12-04-2013, 08:21 AM

Van's has been notified of 284 RV-12 first flights (you can track it yourself HERE)

I don't know how many complete RV-12 kits have been sold, but I think the 700 mark for kit starts has been passed. There has been about 450 Avionics Kits produced, so there is potentially another 120 under construction RV-12's that are very close to first flight.