| Viking B-8 Kittyhawk | |
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| Viking B-8 Kittyhawk on display at the New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks, Connecticut in June 2005 | |
| Role | single-engine open-cockpit biplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Viking Flying Boat Co |
| Designer | Allen Bourdon |
| Introduction | 1930 |
| Status | 1 airworthy, 1 preserved |
| Primary user | private pilot owners |
| Number built | 31 |
| Developed from | Bourdon B-4 |
The Viking B-8 Kittyhawk was an American single-engine open-cockpit biplane of the early 1930s.
The Viking B-8 Kittyhawk was developed from the Bourdon B-4 Kittyhawk, 31 examples being built during 1930 and 1931 at Viking's factory in New Haven, Connecticut. Some aircraft were fitted with EDO floats for operation from water.
The Viking B-8 was flown by private pilot owners and by barnstorming firms who utilised the three-seat layout with a twin-passenger cockpit located ahead of separate pilot's cockpit.
In 2015 Viking Kitty Hawk Serial #28 was undergoing restoration to airworthiness following a landing accident in 1973.[ citation needed ] Viking Kitty Hawk Serial #30 is in storage at New England Air Museum. [1]
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