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{{ | {{Character infobox | ||
|image = | |image=Gunnar viking2.png | ||
|gender = Male | |gender=Male | ||
| | |color=Yellow, dark blue, white | ||
|eye color=Turquoise | |||
|eye color = Turquoise | |home=[[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]] (formerly) | ||
| | |occupation=Racing plane | ||
| | |team=[[Ulfberht]] | ||
| | |first_appearance=''[[Planes]]''}} | ||
| | '''Gunnar Viking''' is a Swedish racing plane in the [[Wings Around the Globe]]. His racing number is #12. | ||
== | ==History== | ||
===Planes=== | ===''Planes''=== | ||
Scandinavian racer Gunnar Viking started out as an air ambulance. When a sports reporter noticed his speedy flying times, he traded his sirens for racing stripes. | Scandinavian racer Gunnar Viking started out as an air ambulance. When a sports reporter noticed his speedy flying times, he traded his sirens for racing stripes. | ||
In [[Planes]], he appears as one of the racers of the Wings Around the Globe. He got disqualified in the [[Germany]] to [[India]] leg for flying too high in that race. | In [[Planes]], he appears as one of the racers of the Wings Around the Globe. He got disqualified in the [[Germany]] to [[India]] leg for flying too high in that race. | ||
===Planes: Fire and Rescue=== | ===''Planes: Fire and Rescue''=== | ||
In the opening, Gunnar Viking was racing with [[Dusty Crophopper]], [[Little King]], [[LJH 86 Special]], [[Tsubasa]], [[Antonio]], [[Gordon]] and [[Hammer]]. Later, he visited the [[Grand Fusel Lodge]] during its grand re-opening weekend. He wasn’t seen during the evacuation, though it can be assumed he made it past the fire safely. | In the opening, Gunnar Viking was racing with [[Dusty Crophopper]], [[Little King]], [[LJH 86 Special]], [[Tsubasa]], [[Antonio]], [[Gordon]] and [[Hammer]]. Later, he visited the [[Grand Fusel Lodge]] during its grand re-opening weekend. He wasn’t seen during the evacuation, though it can be assumed he made it past the fire safely. | ||
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==Merchandising== | ==Merchandising== | ||
*[[1:55 Scale Diecast]] | *[[1:55 Scale Diecast]] | ||
== | ==Bio== | ||
*''Originally from Copenhagen, this Skandinavisk Aero champion started out as an air ambulance – flying medevac operations between hospitals in [[Helsingør]] and [[Stauning]]. With his sirens on, Gunnar Viking would make the 270-kilometer flight in just twenty minutes. This went unnoticed until a Copenhagen sports reporter calculated that this meant that Gunnar was flying 510 miles per hour between the two cities - five miles per hour faster than unlimited-class racers. That's when Gunnar Viking traded his sirens for racing stripes.''<ref name= MTP>[http://books.disney.com/book/meet-the-planes-fire-rescue-2/ ''Meet the Planes: Fire and Rescue'']. Disney Books.</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery | <gallery> | ||
Vlcsnap-2013-05-23-03h21m51s13.png|Gunnar Viking with [[Sun Wing]], [[Little King]] and [[Dusty Crophopper]] in the race. | Vlcsnap-2013-05-23-03h21m51s13.png|Gunnar Viking with [[Sun Wing]], [[Little King]] and [[Dusty Crophopper]] in the race. | ||
Gunnar_Viking_diecast.jpg|Diecast | Gunnar_Viking_diecast.jpg|Diecast | ||
gunnarv.jpg | gunnarv.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*[[Fonzarelli]] and Gunnar Viking seem to have the same color scheme. | |||
*He appears in the Blu-ray exclusive animation for the song "[[Ein Crop Duster Can Race]]". | |||
*Even though his color scheme confirms he is Swedish, the book ''Meet the Planes'' once claims Gunnar is from Norway, but later, the same book states that he is originally from Denmark. | |||
*Even though his racing number is #12, [[Roper]] refers to him as number #20. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Planes}} | {{Planes}} | ||
{{Planes: Fire & Rescue}} | {{Planes: Fire & Rescue}} | ||
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[[ | [[Category:Planes characters]] | ||
[[Category:Planes: Fire & Rescue characters]] | |||
[[Category:Non-Road Vehicles]] | [[Category:Non-Road Vehicles]] | ||
[[Category:Planes]] | [[Category:Planes]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Racers]] | ||
[[Category:Wings Around the Globe | [[Category:Wings Around the Globe racers]] | ||
[[Category:Sweden]] | |||
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Gunnar Viking is a Swedish racing plane in the Wings Around the Globe. His racing number is #12.
History
Planes
Scandinavian racer Gunnar Viking started out as an air ambulance. When a sports reporter noticed his speedy flying times, he traded his sirens for racing stripes.
In Planes, he appears as one of the racers of the Wings Around the Globe. He got disqualified in the Germany to India leg for flying too high in that race.
Planes: Fire and Rescue
In the opening, Gunnar Viking was racing with Dusty Crophopper, Little King, LJH 86 Special, Tsubasa, Antonio, Gordon and Hammer. Later, he visited the Grand Fusel Lodge during its grand re-opening weekend. He wasn’t seen during the evacuation, though it can be assumed he made it past the fire safely.
Appearances
Feature Films
Merchandising
Bio
- Originally from Copenhagen, this Skandinavisk Aero champion started out as an air ambulance – flying medevac operations between hospitals in Helsingør and Stauning. With his sirens on, Gunnar Viking would make the 270-kilometer flight in just twenty minutes. This went unnoticed until a Copenhagen sports reporter calculated that this meant that Gunnar was flying 510 miles per hour between the two cities - five miles per hour faster than unlimited-class racers. That's when Gunnar Viking traded his sirens for racing stripes.[1]
Gallery
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Gunnar Viking with Sun Wing, Little King and Dusty Crophopper in the race.
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Diecast
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Trivia
- Fonzarelli and Gunnar Viking seem to have the same color scheme.
- He appears in the Blu-ray exclusive animation for the song "Ein Crop Duster Can Race".
- Even though his color scheme confirms he is Swedish, the book Meet the Planes once claims Gunnar is from Norway, but later, the same book states that he is originally from Denmark.
- Even though his racing number is #12, Roper refers to him as number #20.
References
- ↑ Meet the Planes: Fire and Rescue. Disney Books.