SAI KZ III
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| KZ III air ambulance at The Danish Collection of Vintage Aircraft | |
| Role | utility aircraft |
| Manufacturer | SAI |
| First flight | 1944-09-11 |
| Primary user | Denmark |
| Produced | 1946-1951 |
| Number built | 64 |
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The SAI KZ III was a Danish light utility aircraft used by the Danish Air Ambulance Service and Danish Air Force.
The first flight was on September 11, 1944, when Denmark was still under German occupation (the Germans permitted an aircraft to be built for Danish Air Ambulance Service).
The plane had a high wing and was of mixed construction, canvas- and plywood-covered.
Operators
Civil operators
- Danish Air Ambulance Service
Military operators
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one
- Length: 6.53 m ()
- Wingspan: 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
- Height: 2.10 m ()
- Wing area: 13.00 m² (140 ft²)
- Empty weight: 419 kg (922 lb)
- Loaded weight: 650 kg (1,430 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Blackburn Cirrus Minor II air-cooled 4-cylinder inline, 100 hp (75 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph)
- Range: 500 km ()
- Service ceiling: 4,150 m (13,612 ft)
- Wing loading: 50 kg/m² (10 lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: 0.11 kW/kg (0.07 hp/lb)
See also
- Related development
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
- Simpson, R. W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing. pp. 348–49. ISBN 1-85310-577-5.
- "The KZ-VII in the Air". Flight: 464. 22 May 1947. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
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