Van's RV-8

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Van's · RV-8

Model overview

Fleet & certification

Built: 1,481
Active: 1,481

Marketplace

9 for sale right now

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2003 Vans RV-8 - $149,000 - N620JB (Here at Placerville)

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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 1,131 registered Van's RV-8 with a known build year (76% of the 1,481 we track), the median age is 17 years.

Registration activity

42changed registration in 12 months

42 of the 1,481 registered Van's RV-8 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (3% of the fleet), across 42 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.

Fleet activity — last 90 days

Aircraft seen flying: 76
Tracked flights: 169
Tracked flight hours: 263
Share of fleet flying: 5%

76 Van's RV-8 were tracked flying in the last 90 days (5% of the registered fleet), across 169 flights. Sprinkle flight tracking began May 2026; coverage is ADS-B-derived and not exhaustive.

For sale now

9Van's RV-8 listed for sale

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Registered RV-8 aircraft

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

See all 1,481 registered RV-8