Klemm Kl 32
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The Klemm Kl 32 was a touring aircraft, developed in Germany in 1932, based on the Klemm Kl 31 as a competitor in the Challenge 1932 touring aircraft competition.
Design and development
Like its predecessor, the KI 32 was a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed, tailskid undercarriage. The Kl 32, however, had a smaller cabin (seating three), and a fuselage built from wood rather than metal.
Eight Kl 32s were entered in the competition, seven by German teams and one by a Swiss team. These were powered by a variety of engines, including the Bramo Sh 14, Argus As 8, de Havilland Gipsy, and Hirth HM 150. Notable German pilots included Robert Lusser (who designed the aircraft), Wolf Hirth, and Reinhold Poss.
Hirth won the short takeoff trial in his Kl 32, and Poss tied for second place in the overall competition with his. Five of the teams flying Kl 32s finished in the top ten in the "rally over Europe" part of the competition, and five of the top ten scores overall were achieved by teams flying Kl 32s.
A Klemm L32-V (VH-UVE, originally D-2299) was flown by Maude Bonney during her Brisbane to Cape Town flight in 1937, a distance of 29,088 km and the first flight from Australia to South Africa.
Specifications
File:Klemm_Kl_32_3-view_L'Aerophile_Salon_1932.jpg
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|crew=one pilot
|capacity=two passengers
|length m=7.20
|length ft=23
|length in=8
|span m=12.00
|span ft=39
|span in=4
|height m=2.05
|height ft=6
|height in=9
|wing area sqm=17.0
|wing area sqft=183
|empty weight kg=590
|empty weight lb=1,300
|gross weight kg=950
|gross weight lb=2,090
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Bramo Sh 14a
|eng1 kw=120
|eng1 hp=160
|max speed kmh=210
|max speed mph=130
|range km=800
|range miles=500
|ceiling m=4,800
|ceiling ft=15,700
|climb rate ms=4.0
|climb rate ftmin=790
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See also
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- Challenge 1932, for more detailed results of the competition
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References
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- {{cite book |last= Nowarra |first= Heinz |title=Die deutsche Luftrüstung 1933-1945 |year=1983 |publisher=Bernard and Graefe |location=Bonn |pages=Teil 3, p.152 }}
- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=561 }}
- {{cite book |title=World Aircraft Information Files |publisher=Bright Star Publishing|location=London |pages=File 899 Sheet 09 }}
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Category:1930s German sport aircraft