Aeroprakt A-24 Viking

A-24 Viking

Role	Three-seat amphibious aircraft
National origin	Ukraine
Manufacturer	Aeroprakt

The Aeroprakt A-24 Viking is a Ukrainian three-seat light-sport amphibian designed for home building and marketed in kit form by Aeroprakt.^[1]^[2]

Design and development

The Viking is a strut-braced high-wing monoplane amphibian. A Rotax 912ULS piston engine driving a tractor propeller is mounted on the leading edge of the wing above the cabin. The enclosed cabin has side-by-side seating with an additional single seat behind, the rear seat can be removed to fit luggage. It has a retractable landing gear with the main wheels moving above the water line on the fuselage side rather than retracting into the fuselage.^[1]^[2]

Specifications

Data from ^[3]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity: 2 passengers
Length: 7.78 m (23 ft 11 in)
Wingspan: 11 m (36 ft 3 in)
Height: 3.21 m (10 ft 6½ in)
Wing area: 15 m² (161.2 ft²)
Empty weight: 440 kg (969 lb)
Gross weight: 750 kg (1652 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS, 75 kW (100 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 165 km/h (102 mph)
Stall speed: 70 km/h (43 mph)
Range: 800 km (432 miles)
Endurance: 4 hours 30 min
Rate of climb: 4 m/s ( ft/min)

References

Notes

1 2 "World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2005/2006". Pagefast Ltd, England. 2005: 191. ISSN 1368-485X.
1 2 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 20. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
↑ A-24 Viking

External links

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Aircraft produced by Aeroprakt

Fixed wing aircraft	A-20 Vista A-21 Solo A-22 Foxbat A-24 Viking A-25 Breeze A-26 Vulcan A-28 Victor A-36 Vulcan T-8

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