The SAI KZ VIII was an aerobatic sport aircraft first built in Denmark in 1949. Designed by Björn Andreasson,[1] it was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional configuration with fixed tailwheel undercarriage and a single seat. The first KZ VIII was custom-built by SAI for the Danish aerobatic display team Sylvest Jensen Luftcirkus, in which Peter Steen piloted the aircraft in some 50 performances in summer 1950. At the same time a full set of parts for a second aircraft was produced but this was not assembled until 1959. In 1996 another was completed by amateur builder Hardy Vad, powered by a flat-four engine.[2]
| KZ VIII | |
|---|---|
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| The second KZ VII in the Danmarks Flymuseum, Stauning | |
| Role | Aerobatics aircraft |
| National origin | Denmark |
| Manufacturer | Skandinavisk Aero Industri |
| Designer | Björn Andreasson |
| First flight | 14 November 1949 |
| Number built | 3 |
Specifications
editData from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1951–52.[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 5.70 m (18 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 7.20 m (23 ft 7 in)
- Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
- Wing area: 8.64 m2 (93.0 sq ft)
- Airfoil: NACA 23018 (root), NACA 4412 (tip)[4]
- Empty weight: 407 kg (897 lb)
- Gross weight: 650 kg (1,433 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major 10 air-cooled four-cylinder inline engine, 108 kW (145 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 275 km/h (171 mph, 148 kn)
- Range: 584 km (363 mi, 315 nmi) [5]
- Rate of climb: 8.00 m/s (1,575 ft/min)
See also
editRelated lists
References
edit- ^ "Private Flying: KZ 8 comes to Britain". Flight International. Vol. 97, no. 3175. 15 January 1970. p. 82. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Simpson, Rod (Winter 2021). "The KZ Legacy". Air Britain Aviation World: 238–242.
- ^ Bridgman 1951, p. 113c.
- ^ Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ Flight 28 July 1949, p. 113.
- Bridgman, Leonard (1951). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1951–52. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd.
- "Danish Sports Model". Flight. Vol. LVI, no. 2118. 28 July 1949. p. 113.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 563.
- Simpson, R. W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing. pp. 348–49.
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