Klemm Kl 31

what is it?

The Klemm Kl 31 was a touring aircraft, developed in Germany in the early 1930s. It was a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with four seats in an enclosed cabin. The fixed, tailskid undercarriage had divided mainwheel units.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 13.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 190 km/htop speed
• range 735 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,250 kgmax take-off weight
• built 90made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 95 years ago, in 1931.
• 🚗Wingspan of 13.5 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

1931

number built

90

role

touring aircraft

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Klemm

engines

1× Bramo Sh 14a

length

8.5 m

wingspan

13.5 m

height

2.3 m

max take-off weight

1,250 kg

top speed

190 km/h

range

735 km

ceiling

3,800 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.