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About the Bellanca Viking
Type certificated 1969
Overview
The Bellanca 17 Super Viking is a four-seat, single-engine retractable that traces its bloodline to the 1949 Bellanca 14-19 Cruisemaster, and it wears that heritage in an unusual construction: a spruce-and-plywood wing, fabric-covered, mated to a welded steel-tube fuselage. Where the Cruisemaster began with a 190 hp Lycoming and grew through a run of Continental-powered 14-19 and 17-30 models, the airframe was reworked in 1969 under Type Certificate A18CE into the “A” series Super Vikings. The version described here is the Lycoming-powered variant, a 300 hp IO-540 turning a constant-speed propeller, and it is the reason the Viking earned its reputation for going fast on modest horsepower.
That wooden wing is the whole story. It gives an exceptionally smooth, low-drag surface that lets the Super Viking return a 188 mph (163 knot) cruise on the same 300 hp a metal competitor spends reaching 170. The trade is stewardship: wood and fabric reward a dry hangar and punish neglect, and the buyer is signing up for spar inspections and eventual re-covering as part of ownership rather than as a surprise. This airplane suits the pilot who wants genuine four-seat cross-country speed and handling character, and who accepts a hands-on maintenance relationship as the price of that wooden wing.
Key Features for GA Buyers
- Fast on 300 horsepower. The low-drag wooden wing delivers a 163 knot cruise from the same Lycoming IO-540 that pushes heavier metal singles noticeably slower.
- Real four-seat range. 68 gallons of fuel and an 802 nautical mile range make it a credible two-couple cross-country airplane, not a two-seater with a back bench.
- Honest useful load. A 1,108 lb useful load against a 3,325 lb gross gives usable cabin-plus-fuel flexibility for a high-performance single of its era.
- Distinctive handling. The stiff, low-drag wing gives crisp control response and a stable ride, a direct result of the wood-wing construction.
Trade-offs
- Wood and fabric demand a hangar. The spruce wing and fabric covering require dry storage, periodic inspection, and eventual re-covering, so deferred maintenance is not an option here.
- Complex, endorsement-gated systems. Retractable gear, a constant-speed propeller and 300 hp put this airplane behind both complex and high-performance endorsements.
- Thin parts and support network. With the type long out of production, some airframe-specific parts and wood-wing expertise are specialised and can lengthen downtime.
- Not sport-pilot eligible. A 66 knot clean stall places it above the MOSAIC sport-pilot stall gate, so it is a private-certificate-and-up airplane.
See Also
- Bellanca 7GCAA Citabria – the tube-and-fabric Bellanca sibling for the buyer weighing the marque’s simpler, lower-cost side. Compare
- Bellanca 8 Scout – the utility Bellanca sibling, a different mission from the same builder. Compare
- Beechcraft Bonanza V35B – the classic all-metal high-performance retractable single cross-shopped against the Viking. Compare
- Piper PA-24 Comanche – the contemporary 1960s metal high-performance retractable single at a comparable speed and price. Compare
- Mooney M20J 201 – the efficiency benchmark among retractable singles for the buyer trading outright speed for fuel economy. Compare
Technical Specifications
Dimensions & Weights
- Height
- 7 ft
- Length
- 26 ft
- Parking area (ft²2)
- 1,384 ft²
- Max Takeoff Weight
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 3,325 lbs
- Max Landing Weight
- 3,325 lbs
- Useful Load
- Source: third-party reference 1,108 lbs
- Fuel Capacity
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 68 gal
Performance
- Cruise Speed
- Source: third-party reference 163 KTAS
- Never-Exceed (VNE)
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 196 KIAS
- Max Structural Cruise (VNO)
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 165 KIAS
- Approach Speed
- 79 KIAS
- Stall, Clean (VS1)
- Estimated/derived; not a published figure 66 KIAS
- Range
- 802 NM
- Service Ceiling
- Source: third-party reference 17,000 ft
- Rate of Climb
- 1170 fpm
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Sources
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