page_title: Van's Aircraft RV-9
section_title: Specifications (RV-9A with Lycoming O-320)
hierarchical_section_title: Van's Aircraft RV-9 / Specifications (RV-9A with Lycoming O-320)
caption_attribution_description: English: An RV-9A (C-GYXR) – the nose wheel equipped version of the RV-9 at an ice strip fly-in near Ottawa, Ontario 2005. I took this photo
context_page_description: The Van's RV-9 and RV-9A are American two-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt airplanes sold in kit form by Van's Aircraft of Aurora, Oregon. The RV-9 is the tail-wheel equipped version while the RV-9A features a nose-wheel.
  The RV-9 was built around a newly designed high aspect ratio wing, featuring a Roncz airfoil. It is similar in size and weight to the RV-6 and is externally similar to the RV-6 and the RV-7.
context_section_description: Data from Van's Aircraft
  General characteristics
  Crew: one
  Capacity: one passenger
  Length: 20 ft 5 in (6.22 m)
  Wingspan: 28 ft (8.5 m)
  Height: 7 ft 10 in (2.39 m)
  Wing area: 124 sq ft (11.5 m²)
  Empty weight: 1,028 lb (466 kg)
  Gross weight: 1,750 lb (794 kg)
  Fuel capacity: 36 US gallons (136 litres)
  Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-320 , 160 hp (120 kW)
  Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 197 mph (317 km/h, 171 kn)
  Cruise speed: 189 mph (304 km/h, 164 kn) at 75% power and 8000 feet
  Stall speed: 44 mph (71 km/h, 38 kn)
  Range: 710 mi (1,140 km, 620 nmi) at 55% power at 8000 feet
  Service ceiling: 24,500 ft (7,500 m)
  Rate of climb: 1,400 ft/min (7.1 m/s)
  Wing loading: 12.9 lb/sq ft (63 kg/m²)
caption: An RV-9A – the nose wheel equipped version of the RV-9 at an ice strip fly-in near Ottawa, Ontario 2005
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