- Lycoming O-320-E2D
1986 Vans RV-3
Aircraft Listing Type
For Sale
Seller location
Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States
Aircraft location
Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
Airframe & Propulsion
Airframe Total time
449 hours
ESTIMATED TIME BEFORE OVERHAUL (TBO)
Propulsion
Avionics
Flight rules
Visual Flight Rules
Navigation equipment
- Garmin SL-40, FL-760A Comm, GT50 Flight Data System, KX76, EGT/CHT, ADS-B In/Out
Interior & Exterior
Number of seats
1
Maintenance
Inspection Status
- Condition Inspection Due 05/2024.
Price Change history
Learn More about the Vans RV-3

Aircraft Tour-Paul Dye's RV-3
At Sun 'n Fun 2013, KITPLANES editor Paul Dye flew his RV-3 into Lakeland. In this video, he gives us a tour of the airplane's unique design and construction.
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Building the RV-3 Aileron Trim
Shocked by the price of servos, Paul Dye decided to fabricate an aileron trim for his RV using compact linear actuators intended for use in radio-controlled models and robotics.
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Nov. 10, St. Augustine, Fla. / Extra 300L and Vans RV-3
An Extra 300L and an amateur-built RV-3 collided in flight while flaring to land at St. Augustine Airport. The Extra suffered minor damage and the RV-3 was substantially damaged. No one was injured. The Extra pilot said he was on a sales demonstration flight with a prospective buyer and announced the flight inbound on the airports Unicom/CTAF, apparently without success. They heard other airplanes announcing their positions in the traffic pattern for runway 2 and made a standard entry into a left downwind at 800 feet behind a Cessna. As he flared to land, he felt a bump similar to a hard landing, then landed straight ahead and saw the RV-3 on the runway behind him. The RV-3 pilot said he ov...
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