SAI KZ VIII explained

The SAI KZ VIII was an aerobatic sport aircraft first built in Denmark in 1949. Designed by Björn Andreasson,^[1] it was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional configuration with fixed tailwheel undercarriage and a single seat. The first KZ VIII was custom-built by SAI for the Danish aerobatic display team Sylvest Jensen Luftcirkus, in which Peter Steen piloted the aircraft in some 50 performances in summer 1950. At the same time a full set of parts for a second aircraft was produced but this was not assembled until 1959. In 1996 another was completed by amateur builder Hardy Vad, powered by a flat-four engine.^[2]

References

• Book: Bridgman, Leonard . Leonard Bridgman . Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1951–52 . 1951 . London . Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd. .
• Danish Sports Model . . 28 July 1949 . LVI . 2118 . 113 .
• Book: Taylor, Michael J. H. . Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . 1989 . Studio Editions . London . 563 .
• Book: Simpson, R. W. . Airlife's General Aviation . 1995 . Airlife Publishing . Shrewsbury . 348–49 .

External links

• Danmarks Flymuseum page on the KZ VIII (in Danish)
• Уголок неба

Notes and References

1. Private Flying: KZ 8 comes to Britain . . 15 January 1970 . 97 . 3175 . 82 . 12 October 2019 .
2. Simpson . Rod . Winter 2021 . The KZ Legacy. Air Britain Aviation World. 238–242.