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Aircraft and simulator background
The Bellanca Super Viking combines a wooden wing with a steel-tube fuselage and a four-seat cabin. Retractable landing gear accompanies the touring-aircraft layout.
Bellanca Super Viking
secure.simmarket.com · Read more ↗The represented Super Viking
The seller identifies Lionheart's rendition as a 17-300A with a turbocharged 300 hp engine and Century III autopilot. The aircraft has retractable landing gear, with different interior and panel presentations.
Bellanca Super Viking
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The Build 1.5.1 seller page records MSFS 2024 compatibility for the Super Viking product.
Bellanca Super Viking
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The Bellanca Super Viking combines a wooden wing with a steel-tube fuselage and a four-seat cabin. Retractable landing gear accompanies the touring-aircraft layout.
Lionheart's product describes its own 17-300A rendition with a turbocharged 300 hp installation and Century III autopilot. That engine description belongs to the developer's represented aircraft. Panel and interior options remain configurations within the same product.
Bellanca Super Viking
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Bellanca Super Viking
secure.simmarket.com · Bellanca Super Viking 300A — product and aircraft reference ↗Aircraft type designators
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History & design
The 17-series joins an established family
The FAA’s model record places the 17-30 approval on 23 September 1966, following earlier 14-series Bellancas. The turbocharged 17-31TC was approved on 20 February 1969, followed by the 17-31 on 29 April 1969.
Federal Aviation Administration, hosted by Bellanca Aircraft · FAA Aircraft Specification 1A3, Revision 40, 5 March 2024 ↗FAA Aircraft Specification 1A3 revision 40: model approval dates
A continuing type-design record
The same certificate records ownership passing through Viking Aviation and Bellanca in 1982, Alexandria Aircraft in 2002, and Bellanca Aircraft in 2024. It also lists engines and limitations by model and serial range, so a Super Viking’s equipment cannot be inferred solely from the family name.
Federal Aviation Administration, hosted by Bellanca Aircraft · FAA Aircraft Specification 1A3, Revision 40, 5 March 2024 ↗FAA Aircraft Specification 1A3 revision 40: model approval dates
Systems & details
The represented Super Viking
The seller identifies Lionheart's rendition as a 17-300A with a turbocharged 300 hp engine and Century III autopilot. The aircraft has retractable landing gear, with different interior and panel presentations.
Simulator support
The Build 1.5.1 seller page records MSFS 2024 compatibility for the Super Viking product.
In your simulator
Systems, equipment and documentation for each developer’s aircraft.
Compare simulator versions →MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024Lionheart Creations Bellanca Super Viking 17-300A
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Lionheart Creations Bellanca Super Viking 17-300A
Lionheart Creations · Released
X-Plane 11X-Hangar Bellanca Super Viking 300A
X-Hangar · Released
X-Hangar Bellanca Super Viking 300A
X-Hangar · Released
Manuals & resources
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Developer documentation
Bellanca Super Viking 300A — product and aircraft referenceBellanca Super Viking
Product description, configuration and simulator editions
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Product description, configuration and simulator editions
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Developer documentation
Bellanca Super Viking 300A — product and aircraft referencesecure.simmarket.com · Product description, configuration and simulator editions Bellanca Super Viking 300A — product and aircraft referencex-hangar.com · Product description, configuration and simulator editionsAircraft history
FAA Aircraft Specification 1A3, Revision 40, 5 March 2024Federal Aviation Administration, hosted by Bellanca Aircraft · FAA Aircraft Specification 1A3 revision 40: model approval datesBuilt-in force-feedback profiles
Read the documentary basis, editable starting settings and remaining questions for the aircraft you fly. Each explanation refers to the exact profile revision shown.
Catalogue programme-20261011-v3 · 3 profile choices
Lionheart Creations Bellanca Super Viking 17-300A
Lionheart Creations · Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
A four-seat touring aircraft with a wooden wing and steel-tube fuselage.
X-Hangar Bellanca Super Viking 300A
X-Hangar · Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
X-Plane 11
A four-seat touring aircraft with a wooden wing and steel-tube fuselage.
Bellanca Super Viking 300A
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 12
A four-seat touring aircraft with a wooden wing and steel-tube fuselage.
X-Hangar Bellanca Super Viking 300A
A four-seat touring aircraft with a wooden wing and steel-tube fuselage.
Aircraft and simulator scope
- X-Hangar Bellanca Super Viking 300A · X-Hangar · X-Plane 11 · Add-on starting point
X-Hangar Bellanca Super Viking 300A · Historical XP11 catalogue scope; compatibility is not transferred to XP12.
The simulator model and controls
X-Hangar Bellanca Super Viking 300A is the selected X-Hangar configuration.
How this profile feels
Spring resistance builds with the selected airspeed response. A separate aerodynamic term adds speed-dependent control load.
Valid trim provides the configured pressure relief. Autopilot following is off.
Aircraft and configuration
X-Hangar identifies Bellanca Super Viking300A and lists S-TEC55 plus GNS530.
The represented Super Viking
The seller identifies Lionheart's rendition as a 17-300A with a turbocharged 300 hp engine and Century III autopilot. The aircraft has retractable landing gear, with different interior and panel presentations.
Simulator support
The Build 1.5.1 seller page records MSFS 2024 compatibility for the Super Viking product.
About the values
Strengths are normalized hardware-feel settings. They set the effect balance; hand force depends on the device and its limits. The IAS reference is a tuning value.
What the documentation establishes
X-Hangar identifies Bellanca Super Viking300A and lists S-TEC55 plus GNS530.
Documentary review and sources
These decisions describe the documentary basis and remaining gaps for this revision. Aircraft documentation and a starting setting describe different kinds of evidence.
Aircraft and variant
ReviewedX-Hangar Bellanca Super Viking 300A is the selected X-Hangar configuration.
Flight controls
Not yet reviewedA four-seat touring aircraft with a wooden wing and steel-tube fuselage.
Trim
Not yet reviewedThe profile uses the trim behaviour configured below. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.
Autopilot and stability
Not yet reviewedAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.
Equipment
Not yet reviewedX-Hangar identifies Bellanca Super Viking300A and lists S-TEC55 plus GNS530.
Speeds and limits
Not yet reviewedThe indicated-speed references set the profile response scale; they are separate from aircraft operating limits.
Simulator integration
Not yet reviewedThe profile targets xplane11. Add-on-specific controls use only the supported references configured by this profile.
Force-feedback settings
Not yet reviewedThe settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.
Starting settings and their rationale
These configured values are starting estimates. The explanations describe what each setting controls; physical validation appears separately below.
| Setting | Starting value | What it controls and why |
|---|---|---|
| Spring strength | Starting value0.74 | What it controls and whyThe seller identifies Lionheart's rendition as a 17-300A with a turbocharged 300 hp engine and Century III autopilot. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 72.5 KIAS. |
| Master force gain | Starting value0.85 | What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits. |
| Profile force gain | Starting value0.8 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.8 with an indicated-speed reference of 145 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value145.0 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit. |
| Spring response reference speed | Starting value72.5 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it. |
| Aileron force scale | Starting value0.72 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value1.0 | What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings. |
| Trim feel | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement. |
| Trim relief | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| Autopilot follow | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel. |
| Autopilot neutral hold | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target. |
| Output force limit | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate. |
All 44 starting settings and their rationale
The settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.
| Setting | Starting value | What it controls and why |
|---|---|---|
| Spring strength | Starting value0.74 | What it controls and whyThe seller identifies Lionheart's rendition as a 17-300A with a turbocharged 300 hp engine and Century III autopilot. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 72.5 KIAS. |
| Spring deadband | Starting value0.045 | What it controls and whySets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner. |
| Profile force gain | Starting value0.8 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.8 with an indicated-speed reference of 145 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Master force gain | Starting value0.85 | What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits. |
| QBlend Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it. |
| QSpring Minimum Factor | Starting value0.5 | What it controls and whySets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength. |
| QSpring Start Knots | Starting value20.3 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit. |
| Spring response reference speed | Starting value72.5 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value145.0 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit. |
| Airspeed spring stiffening gain | Starting value0.15 | What it controls and whyThe high-speed spring-stiffening gain is 0.15. It strengthens the permitted spring response above 72.5 KIAS, with the squared-speed ratio capped at 5. |
| Airspeed spring stiffening limit | Starting value5 | What it controls and whyLimits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap. |
| Aileron force scale | Starting value0.72 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value1.0 | What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings. |
| Output force limit | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate. |
| Trim feel | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement. |
| Trim relief | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| Elevator Authority | Starting value0.3 | What it controls and whyThe profile uses the trim behaviour configured below. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0. |
| Aileron Authority | Starting value0 | What it controls and whyScales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response. |
| Force Trim Enabled | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyEnables local force trim, separate from aircraft-owned trim and add-on integration qualification. |
| GLoad Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it. |
| Rate Damping Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law. |
| Autopilot follow | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel. |
| Autopilot follow authority | Starting value0.1 | What it controls and whySets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply. |
| Autopilot neutral hold | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target. |
| Autopilot neutral hold strength | Starting value0.6 | What it controls and whySets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions. |
| Gain | Starting value0.35 | What it controls and whySets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate. |
| Gain | Starting value0.14 | What it controls and whySets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate. |
| Maximum flap index | Starting value3 | What it controls and whySets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3. |
| Minimum flap index | Starting value2 | What it controls and whySets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees. |
| Gain | Starting value0.12 | What it controls and whySets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate. |
| Shaker Enabled | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment. |
| Stick shaker amplitude | Starting value0.5 | What it controls and whySets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry. |
| Gain | Starting value0.4 | What it controls and whySets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration. |
| Gain | Starting value0.25 | What it controls and whySets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact. |
| Gain | Starting value0.65 | What it controls and whySets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry. |
| Gain | Starting value0.12 | What it controls and whySets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement. |
| Gain | Starting value0.12 | What it controls and whySets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue. |
| Gain | Starting value0.12 | What it controls and whySets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects. |
Limits and open questions
- The page does not establish current XP12 support; XP11 remains the recorded target. Fitted S-TEC55 equipment is not a qualified servo-demand contract.
- No simulator launch or physical force validation.
Physical validation
No physical force validation is recorded in this public catalogue for this revision. Documentary review and software checks do not establish how a particular device feels.
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