Viking aircraft

VIKING 1-B

This Viking was in the personal use of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Founder of Pakistan) till his death on 11 September,1948 when he flew from Quetta to Mauripur (Masroor). This aircraft was reired in 1960 and preserved in the museum.

 (Reference: details taken from PAF museum Karachi)

Viking was manufactured by Vikers Armstrong of UK. It was designed to fulfill the commercial needs for passengers and freight transportation.



 

 

Aircraft in picuture specially built VIP version, known as Viking 1-B. This aircraft had additional navigation aids as well as VIP configuration seating and internal layout. This aircraft was first flown in August, 1946.

It had 02 piston engines. Hercules 634, fourteen cylinder radial air-cooled engine with a thrust of 2x 1690hp. Its maximum speed was 263 mph and it could climb to a height of 23300 feed.