28th September 1937
Klemm Kl 35
Postcard depicting a 'Klemm-Staffel' (Squadron) of Klem Kl 35's. The imprint description to the reverse describes the aircraft as a 'Sportflugzeuge' (Sports aircraft), although it would be more accurately described as a Luftwaffe training aircraft. Ref: 28.09.1937
Klemm Kl 35
The Klemm Kl 35 is a German sporting and training aeroplane developed as a successor to the Kl 25. A product of Klemm Leichtflugzeugbau Gmbh it shared the same single-engine, cantilever low-wing configuration as the earlier machine, the major difference being the introduction of an inverted gull wing.
Probably Klemm's most important type, the fully aerobatic aeroplane was shown for the first time publicly in October 1935 at the international Air Show in Milan and soon found many private buyers. Powered initially by an 80Â hp (60Â kW) Hirth HM60R inline, it had fixed undercarriage, mixed wood and fabric covering, and the choice of open or closed cockpit. Powered by the Hirth 60R, it became the Kl 35A (with floats, Kl 35AW), while with the 105Â hp (78Â kW) Hirth, it was the Kl 35A (with floats, Kl 35AW).
An improved Kl 35D, designed as a Luftwaffe trainer, with 105Â hp (78Â kW) Hirth HM 504A-2 engine and the option of ski or float landing gear, appeared in 1938.
It was the most numerous, with over three thousand built.
A number of air forces purchased copies, including the Romanian, Hungarian, and Slovak. The Swedish Air Force bought several, designated Sk 15, for training use (at least five of those were seaplanes) and in 1941 began licence production, building about 74 more, with some remaining in service until 1951. The Lithuanian air force flew three.
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