Aeroprakt A-24 Viking
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][3]
A-24 Viking | |
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Role | Three-seat amphibious aircraft |
National origin | Ukraine |
Manufacturer | Aeroprakt |
Unit cost |
US$110,000 (2015) |
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][3]
The design uses the same airfoil as the Antonov An-2 biplane, a TsAGI R-11 (14%).[3][4]
No regular production was ongoing in 2015 and the aircraft was at that time only produced on request.[3]
Specifications
Data from [5]
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 6.5 in)
- Wing area: 15 m2 (161.2 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 440 kg (969 lb)
- Gross weight: 750 kg (1,652 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS , 75 kW (100 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 165 km/h (102 mph, 89 kn)
- Stall speed: 70 km/h (43 mph, 37 kn)
- Range: 800 km (432 mi, 375 nmi)
- Endurance: 4 hours 30 minutes
- Rate of climb: 4 m/s (790 ft/min)
References
Notes
- "World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2005/2006". Pagefast Ltd, England. 2005: 191. ISSN 1368-485X. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 20. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 20. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
- Lednicer, David (2010). "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- "A-24 Viking". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2011-07-23.