Bellanca Viking

You'll pay a premium for nicely refurbished models, but use caution with barn finds and ones left sitting outdoors.

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Larry Anglisano
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Thanks to Dillon Jones for the lead photo of the Super Viking coming for landing. With gear and flaps down, the heavy wood-and-fabric single can settle into a pretty good sink rate.
If you have a need for speed and want retractable landing gear, your used market search of four-placers will likely include a Mooney, Piper Comanche or turbo Arrow, to name a few. But you might not consider a Bellanca Viking, which could outrun any of them. With wood-and-fabric design, it’s heavy (which also means sturdy […]
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Larry Anglisano
Editor in Chief Larry Anglisano has been a staple at Aviation Consumer since 1995. An active land, sea and glider pilot, Larry has over 30 years’ experience as an avionics repairman and flight test pilot. He’s the editorial director overseeing sister publications Aviation Safety magazine, IFR magazine and is a regular contributor to KITPLANES magazine with his Avionics Bootcamp column. When he’s not writing, Larry is working on a collection of guitar compositions for the upcoming Flying n’ Jazz production.

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