SAI KZ VIII

KZ VIII

KZ VIII landing at Danish Air Show 2014
Role	Aerobatics aircraft
National origin	Denmark
Manufacturer	Skandinavisk Aero Industri
First flight	14 November 1949
Number built	2

The SAI KZ VIII was an aerobatic sport aircraft first built in Denmark in 1949. It was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional configuration with fixed tailwheel undercarriage and a single seat. The 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.

A third machine has been built as a replica.

Specifications

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1951–52^[1]

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)
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; 315 nmi (363 mi) ^[2]
Rate of climb: 8.00 m/s (1,575 ft/min)

References

↑ Bridgman 1951, p. 113c.
↑ Flight 28 July 1949, p. 113.

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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.
Danmarks Flymuseum page on the KZ VIII (in Danish)
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