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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[edit]
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[edit]
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 [de] in an L 26 Va.[4] Other notable pilots of the L 26 included Ernst Udet and Elly Beinhorn.[5]
Variants[edit]
Klemm[edit]
This is an incomplete list.
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- L 26 II
- Two-seat trainer, radial engine
- L 26 IIc, cowl ring
- 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
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- 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[edit]
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- 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[edit]
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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)[edit]
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[edit]
Related development
Related lists
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Klemm L-25". www.airwar.ru. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ Heinz J, Nowarra (1985). Die deutsche Luftrüstung 1933-1945. Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-763-75464-4.
- ^ "Aeromarine L-26 / AKL-26 / AKL-27 / AKL-60 / AKL-85 / Klemm L-26 / Uppercu L-26B". all-aero.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ . 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.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Aeromarine L-26 / AKL-26 / AKL-27 / AKL-60 / AKL-85 / Klemm L-26 / Uppercu L-26B". all-aero.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ a b c d e "Aeromarine-Klemm AKL-26A two-seat training and sport monoplane". www.skytamer.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ "Golden Age (1919-1940) « Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome". Archived from the original on 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
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