| Kl 26 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Training plane |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Klemm |
| Number built | 170 (German-built L 26 only) |
| History | |
| First flight | 1928 |
| Developed from | Klemm Kl 25 |
The Klemm L 26, later Klemm Kl 26, was a low-wing trainer aircraft built by Klemm.
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.
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]
This is an incomplete list.
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]
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