Klemm L-25
The Klemm Kl 25 was a two-seat, parasol-wing light monoplane that Leichtflugzeugbau Klemm built in the late 1920s as a refinement of its earlier Kl 20, becoming a mainstay trainer for Germany's rapidly growing civilian flying clubs during the Weimar era. Its light wooden airframe and modest engine kept operating costs low enough for private owners and clubs to fly it widely, helping normalize recreational flying at a time when Germany's military aviation remained restricted by treaty. Licence production in Britain, where the design evolved into the British Klemm Swallow lineage, spread it well beyond Germany's borders.
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A Weimar-era parasol-wing trainer for German flying clubs; its British licence-built cousins flew on as Klemm Swallows.
Specifications
| Length | 7 m (23 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Height | 2.6 m (9 ft) |
| Persons on board | 2 |
| Service ceiling | 16,000 ft (4,877 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 8,500 ft (2,591 m) |
| Rate of climb | 260 ft/min (1.3 m/s) |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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