Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann

what is it?

The Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann (freshman, young man) is a basic biplane trainer aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Bücker Flugzeugbau. It was the company's first aircraft, as well as being the final biplane to be produced in Germany. On 27 April 1934, the first prototype Bü 131 performed its maiden flight, which was roughly two years after the company had been founded in Berlin-Johannisthal by Carl Bücker.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 7.4 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 183 km/htop speed
• range 650 kmwithout refuelling
• size 670 kgmax take-off weight
• built 5,000made 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 92 years ago, in 1934.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1934-04-27

introduced

1935

retired

1968

status

retired

number built

5,000

role

basic trainer

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Bücker Flugzeugbau

engines

1× Hirth HM 504

crew

2

length

6.6 m

wingspan

7.4 m

height

2.3 m

max take-off weight

670 kg

top speed

183 km/h

cruise speed

170 km/h

range

650 km

ceiling

4,300 m

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