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The
Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann was the first
product of Bücker Flugzeugbau and flew
for the first time in April 1934 as a
compact trainer build by classic double
decker formula with an open two-persons
cockpit in a with fabric covered casco
of steel pipes.
The type
came in production as the Bü 131A with
the same 60 kW Hirth HM 60R air-cooled
line-engine that had powered the
prototype. While the improved Bü 131B
was fitted with the Hirth HM 504A-2 (78
kW)
Bücker
exported the 131 Jungmann on a large
scale and in Japan more than 1.250 were
produced as the Watanabe Ki-86 and K9W.
To be
able to foresee in the demand for the Bü
131, Bücker opened a second factory
where the design-team of the company
developed the almost identical single-seater
Jungmeister for further flight-training. |
