Ambrosini SAI.3
| SAI.3 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | General aviation aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Ambrosini |
| Number built | 10 |
| History | |
| First flight | 1937 |
The Ambrosini SAI.3 was a two-seat Italian touring airplane first flown in 1937.
Design and development
[edit]The SAI.3 was a low-wing monoplane with a graceful, elliptical wing, and fixed tailwheel undercarriage. Customers could choose between enclosed or open cockpits, and between an inline Alfa Romeo 115 engine or a radial Fiat A.50. A revised version was marketed as the SAI.3S with a smaller-chord wing and a Siemens-Halske Sh 14 radial engine, this offering far superior performance to the original SAI.3 design.
Specifications
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General characteristics
- Crew: Two
- Length: 7.04 m (23 ft 1 in)
- Wingspan: 10.46 m (34 ft 4 in)
- Height: 2.82 m (9 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 13.99 m2 (150.6 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 549 kg (1,210 lb)
- Gross weight: 788 kg (1,738 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.50 radial engine, 63 kW (85 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 200 km/h (124 mph, 108 kn)
- Cruise speed: 169 km/h (105 mph, 91 kn)
- Range: 620 km (385 mi, 335 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,120 ft)
References
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- ^ Thompson 1963, pp. 8–9
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 57.
- Thompson, Jonathan W. (1963). Italian Civil and Military aircraft 1930-1945. USA: Aero Publishers Inc. ISBN 0-8168-6500-0.
- Авиация от A до Z (translated from: Donald. Aircraft of XX century)
