Van's Aircraft RV-6A

Van's Aircraft RV-6A

The RV-6A on the threshold
The RV-6A cockpit before takeoff
Type	Civil utility aircraft
Author(s)	/* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc) /* K.T (Panel/Texture) tetsu (3D Model) Tatsuhiro Nishioka (FDM, nasal, etc)
FDM	/YASim, /YASim, /YASim, /YASim, /YASim, /YASim, /YASim, /YASim
--aircraft=	RV-6A
Status	Unknown
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The Van's Aircraft RV-6A is a side-by-side two seat low wing single engine aircraft sold as a kit by Van's Aircraft. The RV-6A have tricycling landing gear, while the RV-6 have conventional landing gears. The RV-6 series aircraft first flew in 1985 and over 2500 aircraft have been built and flown.

Review

The Van's RV-6A model was a pleasant surprise. Painted in an attractive blue livery, the model really stands out in the air and on the ground. Starting using the usual procedure of } for and M for magnetos, pressing the s key brought the engine to life with a realistic growl. I could not increase the power beyond 75% but the aircraft took off and climbed on this power.

In the air, the RV-6A has a very direct and crisp feel to the controls. The aircraft is stable at the same time, and seems to be a good cross country machine. Visibility is good all around, and the exterior and interior model are well done, leading to some very nice screenshots. The instruments are clear and well placed within view.

I did not test the autopilot.

Gallery

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  Vans RV-6A in flight

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  Tailcam view of RV-6A

Related content

Forum topic

• RV-6A (September 2009–January 2014)

External links

• Tatsuhiro Nishioka (TAT) (3 June 2009). RV-6A. Published by FlightGear Mac OS X (blog).
• Van's Aircraft RV-6
• Van's Aircraft