The Aeroprakt A-24 Viking is a Ukrainian three-seat light-sport

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designed for

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and marketed in kit form by Aeroprakt.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 20. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 20. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.

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The Viking is a

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high-wing

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piston engine driving a tractor propeller is mounted on the

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of the wing above the cabin. The enclosed cabin has

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with an additional single seat behind, the rear seat can be removed to fit luggage. It has a

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with the main wheels moving above the water line on the

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side rather than retracting into the fuselage. The design uses the same

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as the

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biplane, a TsAGI R-11 (14%). No regular production was ongoing in 2015 and the aircraft was at that time only produced on request.

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* {{Aeroprakt aircraft 2000s Ukrainian ultralight aircraft

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