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Ambrosini SAI.3

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SAI.3
General information
TypeGeneral aviation aircraft
ManufacturerAmbrosini
Number built10
History
First flight1937

The Ambrosini SAI.3 was a two-seat Italian touring airplane first flown in 1937.

Design and development

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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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Data from [1]

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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  1. ^ 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)