Vans RV-3Vans RV 3 airplane model. The Vans RV 3 was a single seat sporting monoplane designed by Richard Van Grunsven in the USA in 1968. The prototype was built over a period of 2 years and, subsequently, at the Experimental Aircraft Association Fly in at Oshkosh in Wisconsin, it won the award for Best Aerodynamic Detailing. The fuselage was a semi monocoque structure fitted with a bubble canopy and fiberglass engine cowling. The wing was a cantilever