Event Context
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026
July 20-26, 2026
Observation Date
April 17, 2026 at 22:45 UTC
Ahead of AirVenture 2026: Kitplane Supply Snapshot
Ahead of AirVenture 2026, this April 17, 2026 TailExchange snapshot shows a much deeper searchable shelf than active listing shelf across RV, Kitfox, Lancair, and Glasair families. The point is the dated supply gap inside TailExchange data, not a claim of live event coverage or event attendance.
Searchable Basket
6,661
Aircraft in searchable TailExchange coverage across this seven-family basket.
Active Listings
55
Listing rows currently marked active inside the same family basket.
Gap Ratio
121:1
Searchable aircraft for every one active listing in the basket.
Observation Date
April 17, 2026 at 22:45 UTC
This page is a dated snapshot, not a live event-floor report.
Family Table
Searchable supply runs far ahead of the active shelf
These are exact family snapshots from TailExchange's public searchable aircraft and active listing tables, sorted by searchable depth.
| Family | Searchable | Active | Active Share | Ratio | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RV-7 | 1,272 | 4 | 0.3% | 318:1 | |
| RV-8 | 1,171 | 6 | 0.5% | 195:1 | |
| Kitfox | 1,144 | 5 | 0.4% | 229:1 | |
| RV-12 | 977 | 7 | 0.7% | 140:1 | |
| Lancair | 865 | 23 | 2.7% | 38:1 | |
| RV-10 | 642 | 5 | 0.8% | 128:1 | |
| Glasair | 590 | 5 | 0.8% | 118:1 |
What Stands Out
The cleanest signal is the gap itself. Across these seven families, TailExchange shows 6,661 searchable aircraft and only 55 active listings. That leaves the active shelf at just 0.8% of the searchable basket.
RV-7 is the deepest searchable family in this basket at 1,272 aircraft, while Lancair has the deepest current active shelf at 23 listings.
The observable TailExchange signal is narrower than that: searchable shelf depth is far broader than active listing depth in this basket as of the observation date.
Why This Snapshot Matters
TailExchange can already see a broad research layer around these families, even when the active listing shelf is thin.
That makes the page useful ahead of the July 20-26, 2026 event window without pretending to be live AirVenture reporting. It shows the gap between searchable depth and active shelf depth inside TailExchange on one stated observation date.
What It Does Not Prove
- -TailExchange is not claiming these aircraft will attend AirVenture 2026 or be advertised on the event grounds.
- -The selected basket covers seven recognizable kitplane and homebuilt-adjacent families with at least 500 searchable aircraft in TailExchange on the observation date. Smaller families were left out to avoid a thin table.
- -A searchable aircraft record can be useful research context even when no listing is active. That broader searchable layer is the main signal in this report.
Methodology
- -Counts were observed from TailExchange public data on 2026-04-17 at 22:45 UTC.
- -Each family uses FAA-linked model-string matches in TailExchange's aircraft reference data: RV-7, RV-8, RV-10, RV-12, Kitfox, Lancair, and Glasair.
- -Searchable supply counts include aircraft in TailExchange coverage with valid registration status. They do not imply current seller intent.
- -Active listing counts reflect TailExchange listing rows currently marked active and matched back to the same family filters.
- -This report keeps the basket narrow on purpose. It is not a complete AirVenture market map and it is not an event-attendance estimate.
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