The Viking B-8 Kittyhawk was an American single-engine open-cockpit biplane of the early 1930s, developed from the Bourdon B-4 Kittyhawk. Thirty-one were built in 1930 and 1931 at the Viking factory in New Haven, Connecticut, and some were fitted with EDO floats to operate from water. It had a three-seat layout, with a twin-passenger cockpit ahead of a separate pilot's cockpit, and a 125 horsepower Kinner B-5 five-cylinder radial engine gave it a maximum speed of about 180 kilometres per hour. Private owners and barnstorming firms flew it. Serial number 30 is in storage at the New England Air Museum, and serial number 28 was being restored to airworthiness in 2015.
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Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) EngineKinner B-5 5-cylinder radial 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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The Viking B-8 Kittyhawk was an American single-engine open-cockpit biplane of the early 1930s.
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Development
31 examples being built during 1930 and 1931
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The Viking B-8 Kittyhawk was an American single-engine open-cockpit biplane of the early 1930s.
Specifications
Kinner B-5 5-cylinder radial , 125 hp (93 kW)
Specifications, mass
Empty weight: 1,178 lb (534 kg)
Specifications, maximum mass
Gross weight: 1,950 lb (885 kg)
Specifications, top speed
Maximum speed: 112 mph (180 km/h, 97 kn)
Surviving aircraft
Viking Kitty Hawk Serial #30 is in storage at New England Air Museum.
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