Hello,

I would like to know if anyone has the Viking engine installed and if you have any weights and performance numbers?

 

Thank you,

 

Mike Ice

Anchorage, Alaska

 

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I like your post. 

Jan

I installed my viking onto the engine mounts in about 30 minutes. Hooking up the fuel lines was a breeze. The cooling system is a very straight forward install. Still working on the electric...will get back to you once the ecu is delivered. It is now close to 6 months over due. Viking states they will be delivering them at the end of march....we'll see. The viking heater was an easy install. No weights yet...probably in 2-3 months. There have been multiple changes in the electric system. They ere currently recommending two batteries for a redundant system. Viking is coming out with an online installation manual which will help expedite installation.....so far it looks great.
Copied from Steven Winn's Viking 701 weight and balance sheet


WEIGHT AND BALANCE FOR AIRCRAFT N4707W
DATUM FORWARD OF THE MAIN WHEELS
No Fuel


ALL WEIGHTS IN LBS, DISTANCES IN INCHES
PART ONE
(EMPTY WEIGHT DATA)
IF YOU DON'T KNOW, GO TO PART TWO
ENTER EMPTY AIRCRAFT WEIGHT HERE = 695 LBS
ENTER AIRCRAFT EMPTY CG HERE = 10.36 IN.
ENTER EMPTY MOMENT HERE = 7200.2 INCH/LBS
CALCULATED EMPTY AIRCRAFT MOMENT = 7200.2 INCH/LBS

PART TWO
(CALCULATING EMPTY WEIGHT DATA)
FIGURING EMPTY WEIGHT CG.
MAIN WHEELS DATA WEIGHTS
RIGHT MAIN WHEEL WEIGHT = 240 LBS
LEFT MAIN WHEEL WEIGHT = 250 LBS
MAIN WHEEL DISTANCE FROM DATUM = 26.62 IN.
MAIN WHEEL MOMENT = 13043.8 INCH/LBS
CALCULATED MAIN WHEEL MOMENT = 13043.8 INCH/LBS

TAIL WHEEL/NOSE WHEEL DATA
TAIL/NOSE WHEEL WEIGHT = 205 LBS
TAIL/NOSE WHEEL DISTANCE FROM DATUM= -28.5 IN.
TAIL/NOSE MOMENT IF KNOWN = INCH/LBS
CALCULATED TAIL/NOSE MOMENT = -5842.5 INCH/LBS

TOTAL WEIGHT = 695 LBS
CG MOMENT
EMPTY WEIGHT CENTER OF GRAVITY DATA 10.36 IN 7200.2 INCH/LBS

FIGURE FINAL CG BELOW
ENTER THE FOLLOWING AS NEEDED
SUBJECT WEIGHT X ARM X MOMENT
AIRCRAFT EMPTY WEIGHT = 695 X 10.36 X 7200.2 INCH/LBS
PILOT WEIGHT = 260 X 23.6 X 6136 INCH/LBS
PASSENGER WEIGHT = 0 X 23.6 X 0 INCH/LBS
FUEL WEIGHT (6 LBS/GAL) = 0 X 23.6 X 0 INCH/LBS
OIL WEIGHT (1.9LBS/QT) = X X 0 INCH/LBS
BAGGAGE WEIGHT = X 41.3 X 0 INCH/LBS
HEADER TANK FUEL = 24 X 63.5 X 1524 INCH/LBS
EXTRA WEIGHT #2 = X X 0 INCH/LBS
EXTRA WEIGHT#3 = X X 0 INCH/LBS

TOTALS 979 LBS 14860.2 INCH/LBS
AIRCRAFT CENTER OF GRAVITY = 15.18 INCHES FROM DATUM

AIRCRAFT CENTER OF GRAVITY LIMIT= 11 to 20 inches
It looks like that post was over a year old and has a smiley face at the end. So what, a guy comes here from another country and works his tail off to participate in what's left of the American dream and promotes himself and his product. This is experimental aviation and not certified aviation and carries inherent risks which make all of us somewhat of a test pilot whether we admit it or not. The great news is we can choose to buy another product. If I were to become unhappy with my engine I would sell it... Right now, it would disappear from the classified section in a flash... Happy building...
I have no complaints About the engine. Workmanship looks good, just frustrated with the poor communication from the company, lengthy delays with delivery of the ecu and sarcastic remarks from the owner.

Dont forget this is the same owner of the previous,but now unsupported Subaru conversions.

That too had a lot of enthusiastic builders...

That's what happened to my VW engine. It sits on a shelf in the hanger.

Experimental is just what the name implys, new untested risky and FUN.

Am I happy over delays in delivery, hell no. Do I expect them, hell yes.

As long as the estimates are kept close and not overly optimistic, I can live with it.

Of course, I would rather be flying instead of waiting for an upgrade, but that is out of my hands.

It will all work out in due time, we just need to have some patince that I am kind of short on sometime.

 

Dan Stanton

Viking 701

over 150 hrs. (I think)

I thought you found a deal on another engine back in January.

Me? (hate the way this forum posts replies are formatted), yah I got a Lycosaur for a decent price but I was still looking at a Viking as either a replacement if (and when) my 235 kaffed or would need a rebuild, or for a second build I'm looking at starting in a year or so.

Seems this thread has slipped out of view so I though I would post to it and move it back up to the top.  This is by far the most complete thread for Viking Engines so I would like to see that it stays up on top and active.  There should be a lot more Viking powered Zentihs flying around now so maybe we will see some new comments from our intreppid builders installing the viking.  We would love to hear how your build and eventual flying experiences are going.  Joe B

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