Klemm Kl 25

Kl 25

Role	Training plane
Manufacturer	Klemm
First flight	1928

L 25E during the Europa Rundflug 1930 (pilot Reinhold Poss)

1934 L25-DII

Klemm L.25, later Klemm Kl 25 was a successful German light leisure, sports and training monoplane aircraft, developed in 1928. More than 600 aircraft were built, and manufacturing licenses were sold to the United Kingdom and the United States.

Design and construction

With low cantilever wing, fixed landing gear, and two open cockpits,^[1] the aircraft was developed by Hanns Klemm who used his previous design, the Klemm Kl 20, as a starting point. It first flew on a 20 hp (15 kW) Mercedes engine.^[1] About thirty different versions of the Kl 25 were made, and these were equipped with engines ranging from 32 to 70 kW (43 to 94 hp). The fuselage was covered with plywood.

Depending on the model, the aircraft's weight was 620 to 720 kg (1,367 to 1,587 lb), and it had a 10.5 to 13 m (34 to 43 ft) wingspan. Take-off was achieved at only 50 km/h (31 mph) and the maximum speed was between 150 to 160 km/h (93 to 99 mph).

In relation to similar aircraft of the time, assembly was very easy, and this made it a very popular aircraft. According to the sales brochures, only 25% of the engine's power was needed to keep the aircraft flying, compared to biplanes of the period, which required 50% engine power.

About 600 were built in Germany between 1929 and 1936,^[1] serving with various flight training organizations, on either wheels, skis, or floats.^[1] Fifteen were sold to Britain before the Second World War,^[1] being fitted with a variety of domestic engines,^[1] while twenty-eight more were built by British Klemm Aeroplane Company as the B.A. Swallow.^[1] Production in the United States was carried out by the Aeromarine-Klemm Company which enjoyed moderate success as well as developing models for the American market in isolation from the parent company, with about 120 built of all models.

Operation

Klemm L 25s took part in many competitions, among others in International Touring Aircraft Competitions (Europa Rundflug) in 1929 (best 4th place) and in 1930 (best 2nd and 3rd places, L 25E variant).^[2]

Versions

NB, list not complete
Germany: L 25 a: Built between 1927 and 1929, equipped with a Daimler F 7502 engine (22 PS); L 25 I, Ia and IW: Built between 1928 and 1929, equipped with a Salmson AD.9 engine (45 PS); L 25 b: Built in 1931, equipped with a 22 PS Daimler engine; L 25 b VII: Built in 1931, equipped with a Hirth HM 60 engine (60 PS); L 25 d II: Built in 1933, equipped with a Siemens Sh 13 a engine (88 PS)

Klemm L.25 d VII R built in 1934

L 25 d VII: Equipped with a Hirth HM 60 R engine (80 PS)

L 25 IVa: Equipped with Armstrong Siddeley Genet engine^[3]

L 25E or Ve: Special competition variant (E for Europa Rundflug 1930), with a closed canopy, smaller span, equipped with Argus As 8 straight engine (103 PS / 75.7 kW)^[4]

VL 25 Va: Three-seater variant, with a closed canopy, equipped with Argus As 8 straight engine (103 PS / 75.7 kW)^[5]

United Kingdom: British Klemm Aeroplane Company B.K. Swallow; British Aircraft Manufacturing Co. B.A. Swallow II

United States

AKL-26A displayed at the Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum in New York State

Aeromarine-Klemm AKL-25

Aeromarine-Klemm AKL-26

Aeromarine-Klemm AKL-27

Aeromarine-Klemm AKL-60

Aeromarine-Klemm AKL-70

Aeromarine-Klemm Model 70 Trainer

Operators

Bolivia

Bolivian Air Force

Hungary

Royal Hungarian Air Force

Peru

Peruvian Air Force

Romania

Royal Romanian Air Force

South Africa

South African Air Force

Specifications (L 25 d VII R)

General characteristics

Length: 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 13.0 m (42 ft 8 in)
Height: 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Wing area: 20.0 m² (215 sq ft)
Empty weight: 420 kg (926 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 720 kg (1,587 lb)

Performance

Maximum speed: 160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)
Range: 650 km (404 mi)
Service ceiling: 4,800 m (15,748 ft)

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Klemm Kl 25.

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ketley, Barry, and Rolfe, Mark. Luftwaffe Fledglings 1935-1945: Luftwaffe Training Units and their Aircraft (Aldershot, GB: Hikoki Publications, 1996), p.12.
↑ Krzyżan, M., op.cit.
↑ Krzyżan, Marian. Międzynarodowe turnieje lotnicze 1929-1934 [International aviation competitions 1929-1934], Warsaw 1988, ISBN 83-206-0637-3, table II
↑ Krzyżan, M., op.cit., p.218
↑ Krzyżan, M., op.cit., p.216

Bibliography

External links

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome's Aeromarine-Klemm AKL-26 page

Aircraft produced by Klemm

L20 Kl 25 Kl 26 Kl 31 Kl 32 Kl 33 Kl 35 Kl 36 Kl 105 Kl 106 Kl 107 Kl 151 Kl 152 Alpha

Reich Air Ministry aircraft designations

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