The aircraft was introduced in 2000 and production ended when the company went out of business in 2005.[2]
The Viking II was designed for the training role, to comply with the U.S. FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules as a two-seat trainer, but also meets the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category requirements, including the category's maximum gross weight of 4500NaN0. Some were also registered as Experimental aircraft in the U.S. and one as an Experimental - Amateur-built.[1] [3]
The Viking II features a 48.4m2 parachute-style wing, two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration, tricycle landing gear and a twin-cylinder 500NaN0 Rotax 503 engine in pusher configuration. The three-cylinder 700NaN0 2si 690-L70 liquid-cooled engine was a factory option.[1]
The aircraft carriage is built from metal tubing with a composite partial cockpit fairing. In flight steering is accomplished via handles that actuate the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw. On the ground the aircraft has foot pedal-controlled nosewheel steering. The main landing gear incorporates spring rod suspension.[1]
The aircraft has an empty weight of 2700NaN0 and a gross weight of 7150NaN0, giving a useful load of 4450NaN0. With full fuel of the payload for crew and baggage is 3850NaN0.[1] [4]
The standard day, sea level, no wind, take off with a 500NaN0 engine is 1000NaN0 and the landing roll is 100NaN0.[4]
In September 2015 five examples were registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration, although a total of six had been registered at one time.[3]
The company also produced a single seat version of the Viking II design, which it referred to simply as the "Single-Place". This version mounts a single seat on a narrower cockpit frame, but is otherwise similar.[1] [5]