SAI KZ III

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name = SAI KZ-III
type = utility aircraft
manufacturer = SAI



caption = KZ III air ambulance at The Danish Collection of Vintage Aircraft
designer =
first flight = 1944-09-11
introduced =
retired =
status =
primary user = Denmark
more users =
produced = 1946-1951
number built = 64
unit cost =
variants with their own articles =

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.

Military Operators

* Denmark.
** Royal Danish Air Force.

pecifications

aircraft specifications

plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop
crew=1
capacity=1
length main=6.53 m
length alt=
span main=9.60 m
span alt=31 ft 6 in
height main=2.10 m
height alt=
area main=13.00 m²
area alt= 140 ft²
empty weight main= 419 kg
empty weight alt= 922 lb
loaded weight main= 650 kg
loaded weight alt= 1,430 lb
max takeoff weight main=
max takeoff weight alt=
engine (prop)= Blackburn Cirrus Minor II
type of prop= air-cooled 4-cylinder inline
number of props=1
power main=100 hp
power alt= 75 kW
max speed main=185 km/h
max speed alt= 115 mph
range main=500 km
range alt=
ceiling main=4,150 m
ceiling alt=13,612 ft
climb rate main=
climb rate alt=
loading main=50 kg/m²
loading alt= 10 lb/ft²
power/mass main= 0.11 kW/kg
power/mass alt=0.07 hp/lb

ee also

aircontent
related=
SAI KZ VII
similar aircraft= RWD-13 - Piper Vagabond
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References

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External links

* [http://www.flymuseum.dk/sprog/engelsk/UKfly/kziii.html Profile at The Danish Collection of Vintage Aircraft]