Any good Bellanca Super Vikings for sale?

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We are currently looking for a 1974 or newer Super Viking. I have been on all the classifieds, Viking forum etc. Any planes out there for sale that are not on the market? Looking for a really well maintained and nice bird, not a project.
n2450y@gmail.com or 979-451-3251
 
Man.... One that made my short list. The S. Viking is a sweet ride. A bit tight, but a tank of a plane that hauls ass.
 
Yup yup! I'd love to get my hands on one too. Let's see who can score one first!
 
Any reason you're looking at the '74 and newer models? Guy out in Enid, OK had a beautiful '71 turbo model that was recovered around 2010 I think. He was asking $45K, but I think the engine was getting up toward TBO.


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Cpt_Kirk said:
That'd be a $30k well spent, IMO.
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No kidding, it's amazing that Vikings go for so little for what they do.

I'd wager you could get that for 30k cash all day, hit him at 27 and go back and forth, 30 seems like a easy enough target.

Now they did happen to leave out any mention of the fabric...
 
People are afraid of things that are different. Being wood and cloth drives the price down because people are scared of them. Combine that with the cramped interior and high fuel burn for the speed and you have a bargain priced airplane for the people who aren't afraid. They are definitely on my short list when I need a 4 place airplane.
 
Grum.Man said:
you have a bargain priced airplane for the people who aren't afraid.
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The solution is to not be afraid! Get educated. Do an appropriate inspection, then hangar it, and fly it regularly, keep the seals around the fabric good, keep up on the finish.
 
Grum.Man said:
People are afraid of things that are different. Being wood and cloth drives the price down because people are scared of them. Combine that with the cramped interior and high fuel burn for the speed and you have a bargain priced airplane for the people who aren't afraid. They are definitely on my short list when I need a 4 place airplane.
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The cabin is cramped, I'll give you that. But the speed/fuel burn isn't bad at all. My '72 will do just under 160kts on 13.5-14.5gph, depending on altitude. That's the same fuel flow as a bonanza or debonair for 5-8kts less speed (unless you've got a speed demon Beech, like an S model or a 550 engine). The 285hp deb I used to fly would do about 163 on those same fuel flows.
 
bradg33 said:
The cabin is cramped, I'll give you that. But the speed/fuel burn isn't bad at all. My '72 will do just under 160kts on 13.5-14.5gph, depending on altitude. That's the same fuel flow as a bonanza or debonair for 5-8kts less speed (unless you've got a speed demon Beech, like an S model or a 550 engine). The 285hp deb I used to fly would do about 163 on those same fuel flows.
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That's not bad. Most people I talk to that own one state the same cruise speed but closer to 15 gph.
 
Different plane but same engine, my IO520 is a 14-15GPH burn, which is about right for 300 NA HP
 
Yeah it's a little tight, but once you're in you're good. Fast little buggers.
 
Grum.Man said:
That's not bad. Most people I talk to that own one state the same cruise speed but closer to 15 gph.
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Lean-of-peak, baby :) Below about 5000ft, it's a 15+gph airplane, but so is anything else with a 520 in it. Ours runs LOP happily without GAMIs.
 
The beautiful harmony of the flight controls is what draws me to the Viking. It is simply a great pleasure to hand fly.
 
Many of the older Vikings don't have the standard six-pack flight instrument configuration other than that if I were in the market for a four-holer this would be at the top of my list.
 
Well that was pretty darn quick from OP to closing.
Congrats! Looks like a very nice example. What year?
 
GRG55 said:
Well that was pretty darn quick from OP to closing.
Congrats! Looks like a very nice example. What year?
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1968.. recovered in 2004
I had my eye on this bird for a week. I was thinking I wanted a newer bird but after lots of looking I decided I like the old style panel better.
 
Ok, you win! Congratulations! That's a good looking SV. Exterior looks really nice. I want to come down and take a look some time tho!
 
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By far, the nicest single to hand fly! Congratulations. I used to work for the woman at Boeing Field, who was the Bellanca dealer. Virginia Hubbard.......she was an heir to the Pepsi fortune and loved to wildly spend money on aviation.
 
kgruber said:
By far, the nicest single to hand fly! Congratulations. I used to work for the woman at Boeing Field, who was the Bellanca dealer. Virginia Hubbard.......she was an heir to the Pepsi fortune and loved to wildly spend money on aviation.
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Quite a few of us here may have comparatively less (much less) money to spend on aviation than a Pepsi heir, but it gets spent no less wildly ;)
 
I believe there are shorter ones available now, Brad. Not that they would be inexpensive.
 
Congrats, very nice looking. I could not believe the performance when I looked it up....:thumbsup:
 
Well done, good looking plane!
 
I'll get on my soapbox for one thing: does it have shoulder harnesses (at least for the front seats)? If not, look into adding them ASAP. When we bought ours, it didn't have them. One of my partners wanted to put them in, but we drug out feet on it. I started to read up on all the accidents that have happened where the occupants may have been saved (or much less injured) had there been harnesses. So we finally put in 3-point ones. Cost was about $450 for the parts, and about 1 hour of labor. Many of the early Vikings already have the attach points welded in place on the frame between the pilot's window and the back window. Assuming you have them, it's a very easy install.
 
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