| Manufacturer |
Aeronautical Syndicate Ltd |
Beechcraft |
| Description |
The ASL Viking was a single-engined two seater biplane aircraft designed and built by Horatio Barber's Aeronautical Syndicate Ltd. at Hendon. |
The Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing is an American biplane with an atypical negative wing stagger (the lower wing is farther forward than the upper wing). |
| First Flight |
1912-01-12 |
1932-11-04 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1933-01-01 |
| Production End |
|
1949-01-01 |
| Designer |
Horatio Barber |
Beechcraft |
| Type |
|
Utility aircraft |
| Length (m) |
7.9248 |
7.9248 |
| Height (m) |
|
2.4384 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
|
341.1809 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
88.5139 |
325.0875 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
|
7620 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
7.62 |
| Capacity Description |
|
three or four passengers plus 125 lb (56.7 kg) baggage |
| Endurance (h) |
6 |
|
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
1 |
785 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Gnome Omega 7-cyl. air-cooled rotary piston engine, 37 kW (50 hp) each |
1 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 "Wasp Junior" radial engine, 336 kW (450 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
|
United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASL_Viking |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_17_Staggerwing |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
9.4488 |
9.7536 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
28.7999 |
27.5458 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Gnome Omega |
|
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |