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Viking Aircraft Dragonfly 
Designed by Robert J. Walters and winner of the Outstanding New Design Award at Oshkosh 1980, the Dragonfly is another canard-configured composite homebuilt in the same vein as the Quickie and VariEze. First flying on 16 June 1980 (N5WN) with two-place side-by-side seating under a bubble canopy, the Dragonfly is powered by a 56 hp 1600cc HAPI/VW engine. The intention of the aircraft is to provide builders with a project that is inexpensive to build and also inexpensive to operate on a readily available engine. The wing and canard are built as a single piece in a jig and the job can be accomplished in a normal two-car garage. The cockpit width is 43 inches, like that of a Cessna 172. A molded canopy was selected to avoid the soapbubble effect of a free-blown canopy. A typical 140-mph cruise burns gas at the rate of 45 mpg. The propeller used is a Great American, with a 40-inch pitch and 52-inch diameter.
 By 1998, out of 2000 plans or kits that had been sold, about 500 were finished.
This 2 place composite design can be built from plans or can be quick built using pre-fab parts. 
Engine: VW
Wing span: 6.71 m
Wing area: 9.45 sq.m
MAUW: 522 kg
Empty weight: 277 kg
Fuel capacity: 57 lt
Max speed: 290 kph
Cruise speed: 265 kph
Minimum speed: 77 kph
Climb rate: 4 m/s
Seats: 2
Plan price (1998): $260
Kit price (1998): $8600
Engine 45-hp 1600 cc Volkswagen Dragonfly
Engine 56hp 1600 cc HAPI/Volkswagen
Wingspan 22 ft
Wing area: 97 sq.ft
Length: 19'0"
Gross Wt. 1075 lb
Empty Wt. 805 lb
Fuel capacity 15 USG
Top speed 168 mph
Cruise 140 mph
Stall: 45 mph
Climb rate 1050 fpm solo
Ceiling 18,500 ft
Range: 500 mi
Seats: 2
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