SAI KZ II

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KZ II
SAI KZ II Kupe 3.jpg
KZ II Kupé in Danmarks Flymuseum
General information
TypeSport aircraft
National originDenmark
Manufacturer Skandinavisk Aero Industri
Designer
Viggo Kramme and Karl Gustav Zeuthen
Primary user Danish Air Force
Number built45
History
First flight11 December 1937

The SAI KZ II was a sport aircraft built in Denmark in 1937, produced in three major versions before and after the Second World War.

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Design and development

In its original form, designated the Kupé (Danish: "Coupé") it was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional design with fixed tailwheel undercarriage and two seats side by side under an enclosed canopy. The fuselage structure was of steel tube, skinned in plywood and fabric, and the wings were wooden with plywood covering and could be folded back along the fuselage for transport and storage.

This was followed by the aerobatic KZ II Sport with a revised fuselage design, placing the two seats in separate open cockpits in tandem, and a dedicated military trainer version along the same lines, the KZ II Træner ("Trainer"). This latter type was first produced in 1946, as a step towards rebuilding Denmark's air force after the war. They remained in service until 1955, when nine examples were sold into private hands.

In 2008, an example of each variant (including the sole extant KZ II Sport) is preserved in the Danmarks Flymuseum.

Variants

KZ II Sport SAI KZ II Sport 1.jpg
KZ II Sport

Operators

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Specifications (KZ II Træner)

KZ-II Traener SAI KZ II Traener 3.jpg
KZ-II Traener

Data fromJane's. [1]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related lists

References

Specific
  1. Grey, C.G.; Bridgman, Leonard, eds. (1947). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. pp. 110c –111c.