The SAI KZ VII Lærke (Danish: "Lark") was a light utility aircraft built in Denmark shortly after the Second World War. Based on the SAI KZ III air ambulance, the KZ VII was a strut-braced, high-wing monoplane of conventional design with an enclosed cabin for four seats. Fifty-six aircraft were built, and another 22 partially completed aircraft were destroyed in a factory fire in 1947. The Danish Air Force operated 10 of the type as trainers between 1950 and 1977.
| KZ VII Lærke | |
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| KZ VII Lærke in flight at Danish Air Show 2014 | |
| Role | Utility aircraft |
| National origin | Denmark |
| Manufacturer | Skandinavisk Aero Industri |
| Designer | Viggo Kramme and Karl Gustav Zeuthen |
| First flight | 11 November 1946 |
| Primary user | Danish Air Force |
| Number built | 56 |
Operators edit
Specifications edit
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953–54.[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 2 passengers
- Length: 6.56 m (21 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)
- Height: 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)
- Wing area: 13 m2 (140 sq ft)
- Airfoil: NACA 23012 [2]
- Empty weight: 464 kg (1,023 lb)
- Gross weight: 867 kg (1,911 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 110 L (29 US gal; 24 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental C125 6-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 93 kW (125 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed, 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) diameter fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn) at sea level
- Cruise speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
- Landing speed: 64 km/h (40 mph; 35 kn)
- Service ceiling: 4,115 m (13,501 ft)
- Rate of climb: 2.833 m/s (557.7 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 66.6 kg/m2 (13.6 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 9.3 kg/kW (15.3 lb/hp)
References edit
- ^ Bridgman, Leonard (1953). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953–54. London: Jane's All The World's Aircraft Publishing Company. p. 122.
- ^ Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
Further reading edit
- Simpson, R. W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing. pp. 348–49.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 563.
- "The KZ-VII in the Air". Flight: 464. 22 May 1947. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
External links edit
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