The Daimler L11 was a German single-seat fighter designed for the Imperial German Air Service in the last year of the First World War. It was the first aircraft design Hans Klemm produced for Daimler, an exceptionally clean parasol monoplane powered by the company's own water-cooled 185 hp D.IIIb V-8 engine driving a two-bladed propeller, and the prototype carried no armament. Only one aircraft was built. It first flew on 1 October 1918 and kept testing until February 1919, when the unbalanced ailerons it started with had been replaced by swivelling wingtips that worked as servo tabs. The war ended before the Inspectorate of Flying Troops could accept it, although the L11 would otherwise have been designated the Daimler D.III. It had a length of 8.15 m, a span of 12 m and a maximum speed of 240 km/h, and the two-seat Daimler L14 was developed from it.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) EngineDaimler D.IIIb water-cooled V-8 engine 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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Hans Klemm's first design for Daimler, the L11 was an exceptionally clean streamlined parasol monoplane
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The Daimler L11 was a German single-seat, parasol-wing, monoplane fighter built during the First World War for the Imperial German Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte).
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Description, first flight
The sole prototype first flew on 1 October 1918, and continued testing through to February of the following year.
Lead, prototype
A single prototype was built in 1918, but the war ended before it could be accepted for service.
Lead, aircraft
The Daimler L11 was a German single-seat, parasol-wing, monoplane fighter built during the First World War for the Imperial German Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte).
Description, engine power
powered by the company's water-cooled, 185 hp (138 kW) D.IIIb V-8 engine with a two-bladed propeller
Specifications (L11), performance
Maximum speed: 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)
Description, designer
Hans Klemm's first design for Daimler, the L11 was an exceptionally clean streamlined parasol monoplane
Lead, nationality
The Daimler L11 was a German single-seat, parasol-wing, monoplane fighter built during the First World War for the Imperial German Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte).
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The Daimler L11 was a German single-seat, parasol-wing, monoplane fighter built during the First World War for the Imperial German Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte).
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