| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N5RV |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Van's RV-5 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Van's RV-5 |
| Aircraft Version: | Van's RV-5 Swinger |
| C/n (msn): | 1 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Oshkosh - Wittman RegionalMap |
| Region / Country: | Wisconsin, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KOSH IATA: OSH Local: OSH Other: - |
| Event: | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 |
| Photo Date: | 21 July 2019 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 236354 |
| Photo Comment |
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Richard VanGrunsven built his first homebuilt, a Stits SA-3 Playboy. Later modifying the fuselage and adding a metal wing, it became the RV-1. There was tremendous interest in his third design, the RV-3 after it won the Best Aerodynamic Detailing award at Oshkosh in 1972. Van's Aircraft was founded in 1973 to produce kits. The RV-5 was a one-off design to evaluate several concepts including light weight and fuel economy. It was never intended for production. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 April 2020, and has since been viewed 690 times. |