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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 November 2024. British airliner with 2 piston engines, 1945 This article is about the post-World War II airliner. For the earlier single-engined amphibian, see Vickers Viking. This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to ...
The aluminum block Viking 110 has electronic ignition and multi-port fuel injection. It was introduced in 2009 and is based upon the 2009 model Honda Fit automotive engine. It produces 110 hp (82 kW) through a mechanical gear reduction drive with helical gears, with a reduction ratio of 2.33:1. A Warp Drive Inc propeller is recommended.
Developed by GE Aircraft Engines during the late 1960s, the original engine comprises a single stage fan, driven by a 4-stage low pressure (LP) turbine, supercharging a 14-stage high pressure (HP) compressor, driven by a 2-stage HP turbine. An annular combustor is featured.
The Dragonfly is a two-seater aircraft that features a tandem wing layout with a forward wing mounted low and the other behind the cockpit in a shoulder position, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The cockpit is 43 in (109 cm) wide [3]
Most of these Mark IV Vikings had a Napier Lion engine. [3] The next version was the Viking V; two were built for the RAF for service in Iraq. A further development with a redesigned wing structure using the 450 hp (340 kW) Napier Lion would have been the Viking VI (Vickers designation Type 78) but known as the Vulture I.
Viking Air DHC-6 Series 400S Seaplane - never produced Viking Air seventeen-seat seaplane version of the Series 400 with twin floats and corrosion-resistance measures for the airframe, engines and fuels system. Customer deliveries planned from early 2017. [44] 500 lb (230 kg) lighter than the 400. [45] DHC-6 Classic 300-G
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1976–77 General characteristics Crew: 1 Capacity: 3 passengers Length: 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m) Wingspan: 34 ft 2 in (10.41 m) Height: 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) Wing area: 161.5 sq ft (15.00 m 2) Airfoil: Bellanca B Empty weight: 2,217 lb (1,006 kg) Max takeoff weight: 3,325 lb (1,508 kg) Fuel capacity: 60 US gal (50 imp gal; 230 L) usable fuel (normal), 75 US ...
The earliest versions, developed in 1965, had a sea-level thrust of about 190 kN. By 1971, the thrust had improved to 540 kN, with resulting engine named Viking 1 and adopted for the Ariane program. The engine first flown on the Ariane 1 rocket in 1979 was Viking 2, with thrust further improved to 611 kN.