Kl 26
Role Training plane
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Klemm
First flight 1928
Number built 170 (German-built L 26 only)
Developed from Klemm Kl 25

The Klemm L 26, later Klemm Kl 26, was a low-wing trainer aircraft built by Klemm.

Design and development

The L 26 was a larger, reinforced development of the Klemm L 25.[1]

Like the L 25, the L 26 was a single engined low-wing monoplane with fixed conventional landing gear. Most variants were two-seaters with tandem open cockpits.

Operational history

The L 26 was first flown in 1928 and entered production the following year and was produced until 1936.[2] The L 26 was also produced in the United States by Aeromarine-Klemm as the AKL-26.[3]

In 1931, Oskar Dinort won the Deutschlandflug in an L 26 Va.[4] Other notable pilots of the L 26 included Ernst Udet and Elly Beinhorn.[5]

Variants

Klemm

This is an incomplete list.

Elly Beinhorn's radial engined L 26
L 26 II
Two-seat trainer, radial engine
L 26 III
Enclosed cockpit
L 26 V
Two-seat trainer
  • L 26 Va, 95 hp Argus As 8A-2 engine
  • L 26 Vc, 120 hp Argus As 8 engine; most produced variant
  • L 26 Ve, 120 hp Argus As 8A-3 engine
VL 26
Three-seat touring aircraft
Klemm L 27
L 27
Enlarged front cockpit[1]
L 28
Aerobatics aircraft, 150 hp Siemens-Halske Sh 14A engine[1]
L 30
Homebuilt aircraft based on the L 25/26[1]

Aeromarine-Klemm

American-built AKL-26 floatplane
AKL-60
Prototypes of the AKL-26, 3 built[6]
AKL-26
70 hp LeBlond engine, 7 built[6][7]
AKL-26 Special
Floatplane conversion of the AKL-26 with Edo floats and a 65 hp Velie M-5 engine, one converted[6]
AKL-26A
Extra fuel tank, one AKL-26 converted[6][7]
L-26A
Floatplane version of the AKL-26A, at least 14 built[6][7]
L-26B
Also AKL-26B or AKL-85, 85 hp LeBlond 85-5DF engine, floats optional[6][7]
L-26X
65 hp Velie M-5 engine[6]
L-27
Also AKL-27, L-26B with 110 hp LeBlond 110-7DF engine[6]

Survivors

Surviving AKL-26 at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

Of the 170 aircraft built in Germany, only one survived World War II, and that aircraft no longer exists. However, an American-built AKL-26 is on display in a dismantled state at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Red Hook, New York.[8]

Specifications (AKL-26A)

Data from [6][7]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Capacity: 256.5 kg (565 lb)
  • Length: 7.16 m (23 ft 6 in)
  • Wingspan: 12.48 m (40 ft 2 in)
  • Height: 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
  • Wing area: 18 m2 (194.5 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 465.3 kg (1,025 lb)
  • Gross weight: 721.8 kg (1,590 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × LeBlond radial engine, 52 kW (70 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 148.8 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 130 km/h (80 mph, 70 kn)
  • Stall speed: 64 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn)
  • Range: 768 km (480 mi, 420 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 3,660 m (12,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 3.05 m/s (600 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 40 kg/m2 (8.18 lb/sq ft)
  • Power/mass: 10.3 kg/hp (22.7 lbs/hp)

See also

Related development

Related lists

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Klemm L-25". www.airwar.ru. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  2. Heinz J, Nowarra (1985). Die deutsche Luftrüstung 1933-1945. Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-763-75464-4.
  3. "Aeromarine L-26 / AKL-26 / AKL-27 / AKL-60 / AKL-85 / Klemm L-26 / Uppercu L-26B". all-aero.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  4. (PDF). 2018-04-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20180425114817/https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1931/1931%20-%200886.PDF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2020-07-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Hanns Klemm geht neue Wege in FliegerRevue, July 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Aeromarine L-26 / AKL-26 / AKL-27 / AKL-60 / AKL-85 / Klemm L-26 / Uppercu L-26B". all-aero.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Aeromarine-Klemm AKL-26A two-seat training and sport monoplane". www.skytamer.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  8. "Golden Age (1919-1940) « Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome". Archived from the original on 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
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