Viking Aircraft Inc. Explained

Viking Aircraft Inc.
Type:Privately held company
Foundation:2000
Defunct:2005
Hq Location City:Panama City Beach, Florida
Hq Location Country:United States
Industry:Aerospace
Products:Powered parachutes

Viking Aircraft Inc. was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Panama City Beach, Florida. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of powered parachutes in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft in the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles and the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight categories.[1]

The company is often confused with Viking Aircraft LLC, which was also once known as Viking Aircraft Inc.[2] [3]

The company seems to have been founded about 2000 and went out of business in 2005.[4]

Viking Aircraft Inc. produced one product, the Viking Aircraft Viking II of which at least six examples were produced. The company also sold a single-seat version of the design, which they referred to as "the single-place".[1] [5]

Aircraft

+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"Summary of aircraft built by Viking Aircraft Inc.
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Viking Aircraft Viking II2000At least sixTwo-seat powered parachute

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Notes and References

  1. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, p. 88. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003.
  2. Web site: Viking Aircraft LLC. 22 September 2015. Bizapedia. 17 April 2014.
  3. Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 285. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998.
  4. Web site: Viking Aircraft Inc.. archive.org. 22 September 2015.
  5. Web site: Make / Model Inquiry Results. 22 September 2015. Federal Aviation Administration. 22 September 2015.