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Viking Aircraft Inc.
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
Founded2000
Defunct2005
Headquarters,
ProductsPowered 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

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Summary of aircraft built by Viking Aircraft Inc.
Model name First flight Number built Type
Viking Aircraft Viking II 2000 At least six Two-seat powered parachute

References

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  1. ^ a b Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, p. 88. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ^ Bizapedia (April 17, 2014). "Viking Aircraft LLC". Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  3. ^ Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 285. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
  4. ^ "Viking Aircraft Inc". archive.org. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  5. ^ Federal Aviation Administration (September 22, 2015). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved September 22, 2015.
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