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GA MX Trainer Dude · Post by **GA MX Trainer Dude** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:39 am

Looks like Viking is going to start production on the 400 series!!!

http://www.vikingair.com/

niss · Post by **niss** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:45 am

Great! Now that I soloed in my cherokee I am more than ready to take on that!

Rowdy · Post by **Rowdy** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:20 am

where do I sign up for a PPC?

Glad to see they're going ahead with it. Very cool to see them keeping a canadian legend going.

KAG · Post by **KAG** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:33 pm

Doesnt 1200' sound alittle long for a STOL takeoff?

pilotbzh · Post by **pilotbzh** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:39 pm

That's for a 50 ft crossing, not so bad @1200ft wonder what's the ground roll.....

J31 · Post by **J31** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:48 pm

KAG wrote:Doesnt 1200' sound alittle long for a STOL takeoff?

Probably at gross weight, 15 degrees, sea level, to 50 feet…..not exactly a slouch. I don’t know of any other twin engine, 19 seat aircraft to make that claim?

alpha1 · Post by **alpha1** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 2:46 pm

maybe they oughta get the website up first....

just an idea...

Dog · Post by **Dog** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:26 pm

You heard it here first people: Dog says "It will never happen"

Thankyou, and have a pleasant afternoon.

goldeneagle · Post by **goldeneagle** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:34 pm

Dog wrote:You heard it here first people: Dog says "It will never happen"

Thankyou, and have a pleasant afternoon.

That just depends on how much government subsidy money is at stake. Lets see, a federal government that's trying hard to make it look like they dont spend all that federal money in quebec, a bc company that wants to make airplanes. All that's really needed now, is for an alberta company to pipe up and say they would like to use those new airplanes to service native communities in the arctic. That could line up plenty of political ducks, and start the money flow. Quebec isn't totally left out, the engines will still come from there.

The missing link in all this, no bones for Ontario. Thats pretty easy to solve though, with component manufacture out west, and engines out in quebec, it would make sense to do final assembly in the Toronto area.

The ducks are lining up in a row here, some nice fat juicy election promises may be in the wind, and that's what it takes to build airplanes....

If you really want to have fun with the politics of it, consider this. Downsview is more or less off limits these days, but, all it takes is one hangar at YTZ with the final assembly jigs in it. Ohhh the politics of it, the amount of newsprint that'll use up will actually be a measureable boost for the logging industry too. There's a wealth of politics available from this one...

Look at the industry overall, the manufacture of airplanes is always about the politics, rarely about the product.

just curious · Post by **just curious** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:11 pm

Mine has dash 34's already.

CAL · Post by **CAL** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:27 pm

as a dhc6 pilot it is really cool to see them building them again...although I will likely never get to fly one its great to see it happen...looks like it will be faster though with the 34's...even better

gr8gazu · Post by **gr8gazu** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:36 pm

I wouldn't worry about the website being up or not. The company isn't exactly undercapitalized! If they just wanted to build one for the owner, it would be done.

Flybabe · Post by **Flybabe** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:43 pm

Dog wrote:You heard it here first people

Uhmmm not quite Dog:

http://www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewtopi ... highlight=

Good try though! Anyways, nice to see this is progressing. Politics or not, I'm a -6 fan

xsbank · Post by **xsbank** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:12 pm

Maybe it should have -67s and a glass cockpit, too?

Dog · Post by **Dog** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:34 pm

OK, maybe I didn't say it first. But it will still never happen...

just curious · Post by **just curious** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:34 am

Era's in Alaska have glass. So does Max Ward's and Irving Oil.

Kind of a pain at -30 though.

ODA · Post by **ODA** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:42 am

Sure it will be glass as it is cheaper than starting from scratch with new instruments! Whats up with the 6881lb basic aircrarft weight. Our gutted 100 series isn't that light.

Trevor · Post by **Trevor** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:08 am

If you read Viking's information the airframe will be assembled in the former SPAR hangar in Calgary, where they already have their parts storage.

The engines will be later models, riveted wings instead of bonded, optional glass cockpit and STC'd 14,000 lbs gross weight.

Shep · Post by **Shep** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:27 am

Trevor wrote: riveted wings instead of bonded,

You sure about that? We have a brand new set of wings in our shop. Manufactured in May of this year by Viking. They are all bonded. Look just like the old ones.

Wrench · Post by **Wrench** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:29 pm

Borek bought the last set of bonded wings. They bought them just alittle while ago. The wings from now on are going to be riveted.

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