Viking Aircraft Inc. was an American

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based in Panama City Beach, Florida. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of

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in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft in the US

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and the European

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microlight categories.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', p. 88. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. The company is often confused with

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, which was also once known as Viking Aircraft Inc.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 285. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. The company seems to have been founded about 2000 and went out of business in 2005. Viking Aircraft Inc. produced one product, the Viking Aircraft Viking II of which at least six examples were produced. The company also sold a single-seat version of the design, which they referred to as "the single-place".

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