TheKlemm Kl 105 was a two-seat sport aircraft developed in Germany in 1938. It was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional design with fixed, tailskid undercarriage, and side-by-side seating for two within an enclosed cockpit. Construction throughout was of wood, with the fuselage built using a new semi-monocoque technique which Klemm patented. Plans to produce the design in series were abandoned with the outbreak of theSecond World War.

In January 1937 MajorWerner Junck, chief of the LC II, the technical wing of theReichsluftfahrtministerium responsible for the development of new aircraft, informed various minor aircraft manufacturers such asBücker,Fieseler,Gothaer Waggonfabrik,Flugzeugwerke Halle andKlemm that they would not get any contracts for the development of military aircraft. He therefore advised them to concentrate in the development of aVolksflugzeug or a small twin-engined plane. As a result, Klemm developed the Kl 105, while the other companies produced theFi 253, theSi 202, theBü 180 and theGo 150.^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Length: 7.35 m (24 ft 1 in)
• Wingspan: 10.92 m (35 ft 10 in)
• Height: 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
• Wing area: 15.00 m² (161 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 340 kg (750 lb)
• Gross weight: 560 kg (1,230 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 ×Zündapp Z 9 , 37 kW (50 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 150 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
• Range: 500 km (310 mi, 270 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
• Rate of climb: 1.8 m/s (350 ft/min)

Notes

Bibliography

• Nowarra, Heinz (1983).Die deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945. Bonn: Bernard and Graefe. pp. Teil 3, p.158–59.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989).Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 561.
• World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 899 Sheet 09.

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