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

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

Data from

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

• 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)