Ambrosini SAI.3

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

SAI.3
Role General aviation aircraft
Manufacturer Ambrosini
First flight 1937
Number built 10

Specifications

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

  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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Авиация от A до Z (translated from: Donald. Aircraft of XX century)


See also

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