SAI KZ VIII
![]() The KZ VIII made its first flight on November 14th 1949. It was built for Sylvest Jensen´s Air Circus as an aerobatic aircraft. Sylvest Jensen´s Air Circus performed all over Denmark during the summer of 1950 with more than 50 shows. The pilot at these airshows was Peter Steen who had served with RAF during WW II. Only two KZ VIII were built. The one built for Sylvest Jensen´s Air Circus was sold to the Swiss aerobatic champion Arnold Wagner and for many years it was flown by him. It is now flying in Great Britain. The second KZ was assembled by Rudolf Kloo, an employee at Scheibe Flugzeugbau in German. In 1972 the aircraft came back to Denmark and in 1989 the plane was bought by Kai Dige Bach Ltd., who made it available to DV. |
"KZ VIII" Specifications | |
Wingspan | 7,20 m |
Wingarea | 8,60 m2 |
Empty Weight | 407 kg |
Gross Weight | 650 kg |
Max. Speed | 300 km/h |
Landing speed | 92 km/h |
Ceiling | 5000 m |
Rate of climb | 7 m/sec |
Engine | 145 hp. Gipsy Major X with inverted fuel system. |
Aircraft is stressed to | +12 / -8 G |