SAI KZ III
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| KZ III at The Danish Collection of Vintage Aircraft | |
| Type | utility aircraft |
| Manufacturer | SAI |
| Maiden flight | 1944-09-11 |
| Primary user | Denmark |
| Produced | 1946-1951 |
| Number built | 64 |
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 to build a plane for Danish Air Ambulance Service).
The plane is upper-wing, of mixed construction, canvas and plywood covered.
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[edit] Specifications (KZ III)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1
- 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)
Related development
SAI KZ VII
Comparable aircraft
Designation sequence
KZ I - KZ II - KZ III - KZ IV - KZ VII - KZ VIII - KZ X
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