Note
The Viking 104 is a glider designed and manufactured in Alberta, by members of the Edmonton Soaring Club led by Paul Tingskou and Oscar Peterson. It is constructed mainly of reinforced plastic, but with wooden spars. First flown in 1962, it is thus a very early example of the use of fiberglass in the gliders.
The Viking 104 was intended as a medium performance glider, as a replacement for the Schweizer 1-26 in club fleets. Performance was a bit below expectations, particularly the stall speed being a bit high. No further examples were produced.
The glider was acquired by Kerry Bissell and Walt McKinnon in 1964. Kerry flew it almost 100 times between 1966 and 1973, including his Diamond climb in 1966 and several flights over 5 hours.
The glider was donated to the Reynolds Museum, and is now on public display at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta.
