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 in an L 26 Va. Other notable pilots of the L 26 included Ernst Udet and Elly Beinhorn.Hanns Klemm geht neue Wege in FliegerRevue, July 2010.
Variants
Klemm 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
Aeromarine-Klemm
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
Surviving aircraft
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)
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