 A total of 1,356 Vikings have been produced with most production between 1968 and 1975 (1019 planes).The Viking is a derivative of the Bellanca Cruisair, a retractable gear taildragger with two extra vertical fins on the tips of the horizontal stabilizer.The 14-13 Cruisair series was developed into the larger, more powerful 14-19 Cruisemaster in the early 1950s.