The Aurora, Oregon-based company, Van’s Aircraft, announced the first flight of the engineering prototype of the Van’s RV-15 this week, a high-wing design intended for the backcountry.

Witness told investigators that as the Van’s kitplane cleared the end of the runway, he saw an arm reach up and pull down the open left-side, gull-wing door.

In addition to what is standard, Basecamp 16X and 20X models include the X Package. Flying Cloud and International models with the rear hatch include the rear hatch option. Only select options below ...