Adaridi AD 3

Infobox Aircraft
name=AD 3


caption=The Adaridi at the Finnish Aviation Museum.
type=Experimental aircraft
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designer=Adaridi
first flight=April 17 1924
introduced=1924
retired=1931
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primary user=Finnish Air Force
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number built=1
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Adaridi AD 3 was a wooden aircraft designed by the Russian engineer Boris Adaridin, who lived in Finland. It was a high wing aircraft with a low-powered engine. In 1923, the Finnish Air Force ordered one Adaridi aircraft. The aircraft was not given any official designation code. The maiden flight was on April 17 1924.

The German ace, Leutnant Thuy (32 victories in WWI) described the aircraft as having mediocre flying qualities, and that the 12 hp engine was inadequate. The aircraft was never meant to become a military aircraft, it was merely an exercise in building an aircraft.

The aircraft was stationed at the fighter squadron at Utti air force base from the summer of 1924 until 1931. It was very rarely flown, as unexperienced pilots couldn't get the aircraft off the ground.

Operators

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*Finnish Air Force

Museum aircraft

The sole manufactured Adaridi is displayed at the Finnish Aviation Museum.

pecifications (Adaridi)

aircraft specifications

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crew=One, pilot
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length main=5.30 m
length alt=17 ft 5 in
span main=11.60 m
span alt=38 ft ½ in
height main= m
height alt= ft in
area main= m²
area alt= ft²
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empty weight main= kg
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loaded weight main= kg
loaded weight alt= lb
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useful load alt= kg
max takeoff weight main=260 kg
max takeoff weight alt=572 lb
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engine (prop)=Salmson
type of prop=3-cylinder radial engine
number of props=1
power main=9 kW
power alt=12 hp
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max speed main=106 km/h
max speed alt=57 knots, 65 mph
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stall speed main= km/h
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never exceed speed main= km/h
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range main= km
range alt= nm, mi
ceiling main= m
ceiling alt= ft
climb rate main= m/s
climb rate alt= ft/min
loading main= kg/m²
loading alt= lb/ft²
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power/mass main= W/kg
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