Van's RV-8

RV8

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Van's · RV-8

Model overview

Fleet & certification

Built: 1,480
Active: 1,480

Marketplace

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Safety & ops history

Where to look next

Detailed safety & ops history coming soon — view this model's FAA Airworthiness Directives at FAA.gov.

Van's RV-8 market & fleet intelligence

Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Van's RV-8 fleet — updated daily.

Fleet age

17 yearsmedian age

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Of the 1,125 registered Van's RV-8 with a known build year (76% of the 1,480 we track), the median age is 17 years.

Registration activity

46changed registration in 12 months

46 of the 1,480 registered Van's RV-8 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (3% of the fleet), across 46 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.

Fleet activity — last 90 days

Aircraft seen flying: 79
Tracked flights: 206
Tracked flight hours: 295
Share of fleet flying: 5%

79 Van's RV-8 were tracked flying in the last 90 days (5% of the registered fleet), across 206 flights. Sprinkle flight tracking began May 2026; coverage is ADS-B-derived and not exhaustive.

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Registered RV-8 aircraft

Individual RV-8 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.

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