BELLANCA CRUISEMASTER & VIKING

Title:  Bellanca Cruisemaster & Viking

The Bellanca series of light aircraft trace their origins back to the 14-9 which first flew in 1937 and was the first production US light aircraft to feature retractable undercarriage. The type was placed back in production after WW2 but like most other manufacturers Bellanca quickly found that the market was limited due to the glut of war surplus aircraft. The Cruisemaster was introduced in 1949 with a more powerful engine, higher weights, luxury interior etc, but production ceased in 1956.

Production of the type has been revived several times since with different companies, with several significant design changes. These included a conventional tricycle undercarriage, a single enlarged fin and increasingly powerful engines. In this configuration the aircraft was known as the Viking. Highest production was between 1968 and 1975 but low rate production continued until 2002.

This title contains three manufacturer’s owners/ flight manuals for the Bellanca Cruisemaster & Viking along with two manufacturer’s publicity brochures. The files have been scanned from the original flight manuals and retain any colour pages.