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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.
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. The L 26 was also produced in the United States by Aeromarine-Klemm as the AKL-26.
In 1931, Oskar Dinort won the Deutschlandflug in an L 26 Va. Other notable pilots of the L 26 included Ernst Udet and Elly Beinhorn.




Variants






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This is an incomplete list.

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

L 27
Enlarged front cockpit
L 28
Aerobatics aircraft, 150 hp Siemens-Halske Sh 14A engine
L 30
Homebuilt aircraft based on the L 25/26




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




Survivors



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.




Specifications (AKL-26A)


Data from 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

Klemm Kl 25

Related lists

List of military aircraft of Germany




References

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