The original Model 14 9 Bellanca Junior, later renamed the Cruisair, started life with a 90 hp LeBlond radial engine and 140 square feet of wing area. Later versions, such as the Models 14 13 and 14 14 developed in the early ’40s, had Franklin powerplants and a healthy 161 square feet of the famous Bel-lanca B airfoil. In 1952, a 190 hp Lycoming was mated to the Cruisair’s tubular steel fuselage and the Model 14 19 Cruisemaster was born. Seven years and a new manufacturer later, the design was resurrected, modified to accommodate the 260 hp Continental IO 470 and designated the Model 14 19 3. Although a tri gear and a swept vertical stabilizer characterized subsequent Bellanca evolutions, the wing, with its Sitka spruce spar, mahogany skin and 161 square feet, remained basically unchanged except for some strengthening to accommodate the higher gross weights of the updated aircraft. In 1967, a 300 hp Continental IO 520 D installation transformed the Bellanca design into a Viking.
14 Cruisemaster
A low-wing, retractable four-seat monoplane with a good reputation for speed and lifting ability. The wooden wing tended to keep sales down and only 700 or so were built before the Cruisemaster design was updated with tricycle gear, swept fin, and a new name the Bellanca Viking.
Northern Aircraft Inc purchased from Bellanca all rights, jigs and tooling for the Bellanca 14-19 Cruisemaster four-seat lightplane. The Bellanca Model 14 was one of the classic lightplane designs, since built by several manufacturers. First production of the Northern Cruisemaster started in October 1956. Northern also supplied spares, support and modification kits for Republic Seabee amphibians after a merger with the American Aviation Corporation.
14-13-2 Cruisair
Four-seater first flown November 1945
14-30-2
Circa 1947. Fabric fuselage, controls and wings.
Engine: 150 hp.
14-19 Cruisair
Engine: 190 hp Lycoming O-435A
Span: 34 ft 2 in
Length: 23 ft
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Empty weight: 1525 lb
Loaded weight: 2600 lb
Cruise: 180 mph at 6000 ft
ROC: 1400 fpm
Range: 680 mi
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