The Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister was an advanced trainer of the Luftwaffe in the 1930s. It was a single-engine, single-seat biplane of wood and tubular steel construction and covered in fabric.
Bü 133 Jungmeister
Bü 133C Jungmeister performing at the Shoreham Airshow 2013
The Bü 133 was a development of the Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann two-seat basic trainer. First flown in 1935 (by Luise Hoffmann, the first female works[clarification needed] pilot in Germany),[1] it was slightly smaller than the Bü 131. The prototype, D-EVEO, was powered by a 140 hp (104 kW) HirthHM506 inverted, air-cooled inline-6 engine.[1]
The aircraft showed "astonishing agility" at its first public appearance, the 1936 International Aerobatic Championship at Rangsdorf,[1] but the Bü 133A garnered no orders; only two Bü 133Bs, with 160 hp (119 kW) Siemens-Halske Sh.14A-4 radial engines, were built.[1]
The main production type was the 160 hp (119 kW) Siemens-BramoSh 14Aradial powered Bü 133C, which had a distinctive cowling and a 13 cm (5.1 in)-shorter fuselage,[1] and the same fine aerobatic performance as the Bü 133A.[1]
Fifty-two were manufactured under licence by Dornier Flugzeugwerke for the Swiss Air Force[1] (which kept it in service until 1968).[1] Twenty five Jungmeisters, initially powered by Hirth HM506 engines, were licence-built for the Spanish Air Force from 1940–42 by CASA with the designation CASA 1-133L, although they were later re-engined with Sh 14 engines. They joined the survivors of 22 German-built Bü-133Cs in Spanish service.[2]
In the 1960s, the American pilot Jack Canary obtained construction plans for the Bü-133 from Spain and a production licence from Carl Bücker, with the intention of restarting production of the Jungmeister in Germany to meet an expected high demand from the United States. The first new-build aircraft was completed by the Wolf Hirth factory at Nabern being completed in 1968. Jack Canary was killed later that year during the production of the film Tora! Tora! Tora!, however, and his death caused the project to lose momentum, with poor sales (partly due to the high cost of the new-build aircraft together with the availability of ex-Swiss Jungmeisters on the civil market) caused Hirth to stop production in 1971 after four aircraft has been built.[3] Several aircraft were later completed from components built during this project, with two aircraft built in Austria in the 1970s, one built in France in 1991 and another completed by Hirth in 1991.[4]
The Bü 133C racked up numerous victories in international aerobatic competition, and by 1938 was the Luftwaffe's standard advanced trainer.[1] At the Brussels meet that year, a three-man Luftwaffe team made a strong impression on ReichsmarschallHermann Göring, who ordered a nine-man team be formed.[1] It dazzled the crowds at the International Flying meet in Brussels the next year.[1]
The Jungmeister design remained competitive in international aerobatic competition into the 1960s.[1]
Variantsedit
Bücker Bü 133A
First prototype - initially powered by 135 PS (133 hp; 99 kW) Hirth HM 6 inline engine as Bü 133 A-1. Later rebuilt with 160 PS (160 hp; 120 kW) Hirth HM 506A.[5]
Bücker Bü 133B
Proposed version with 150 PS (150 hp; 110 kW) Argus As 8 engine. Unbuilt.[5]
^ abcdefghijklKetley, Barry, and Rolfe, Mark. Luftwaffe Fledglings 1935–1945: Luftwaffe Training Units and their Aircraft (Aldershot, GB: Hikoki Publications, 1996), p.14.
^Haufschild and Schneider Air-Britain Archive Winter 2017, pp. 153–154
^Haufschild and Schneider Air-Britain Archive Winter 2017, pp. 154–155
^Haufschild and Schneider Air-Britain Archive Winter 2017, p. 155
^ abcdHaufschild and Schneider Air-Britain Archive Summer 2017, p. 53
^Jasiūnas, E. (October 10, 1971). "Mačiau paskutines Lietuvos aeroklubo dienas". Plieno Sparnai (in Lithuanian). 4 (1974).
^Morgała, Andrzej Morgała (2003). Samoloty wojskowe w Polsce 1924-1939. Warsaw: Bellona, p. 316. ISBN83-11-09319-9 (in Polish)
^SBHAC - Aviones de la Fuerza Aérea de la República Española/Aviones de Escuela y Enlace
^Ganusauskas, Edmundas. "Lietuvos Karo aviacijos likvidacija". Plieno sparnai. from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
^Mondey, David. The Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II.
^Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
Bibliographyedit
Haufschild, Rainer; Schneider, Heinz-Dieter (Spring 2017). "Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister – the most famous aerobatic plane: production in Germany from 1936 to 1941". Air-Britain Archive. pp. 7–12. ISSN 0262-4923.
Haufschild, Rainer; Schneider, Heinz-Dieter (Summer 2017). "Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister – the most famous aerobatic plane: production in Germany from 1936 to 1941: Part Two". Air-Britain Archive. pp. 53–62. ISSN 0262-4923.
Haufschild, Rainer; Schneider, Heinz-Dieter (Autumn 2017). "Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister – the most famous aerobatic plane: production in Germany from 1936 to 1941: Part Three". Air-Britain Archive. pp. 109–114. ISSN 0262-4923.
Haufschild, Rainer; Schneider, Heinz-Dieter (Winter 2017). "Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister – the most famous aerobatic plane: Production in Switzerland and Spain". Air-Britain Archive. pp. 147–158. ISSN 0262-4923.
König, Erwin. Die Bücker-Flugzeuge (The Bücker Aircraft) (bilingual German/English). Martinsried, Germany: Nara Verlag, 1987. ISBN3-925671-00-5.
König, Erwin. Die Bückers, Die Geschichte der ehemaligen Bücker-Flugzeugbau-GmbH und ihrer Flugzeuge (in German). (1979)
Mondey, David. The Hamlyn Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II. London: Chancellor Press Ltd. ISBN1-85152-966-7.
Simpson, Rod; Longley, Pete; Swan, Robert (2022). The General Aviation Handbook. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Trading) Limited. ISBN978-0-85130-562-2.
Smith, J.Richard and Kay, Antony L. German Aircraft of the Second World War. London: Putnam and Company Ltd., 3rd impression 1978, p. 92–93. ISBN0-370-00024-2.
Wietstruk, Siegfried. Bücker-Flugzeugbau, Die Geschichte eines Flugzeugwerkes (in German). D-82041 Oberhaching, Germany: Aviatik Verlag, 1999. ISBN3-925505-28-8.
Wood, Tony and Gunston, Bill. Hitler's Luftwaffe: A pictorial history and technical encyclopedia of Hitlers air power in World War II. London: Salamander Books Ltd., 1977, p. 140. ISBN0-86101-005-1.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bücker Bü 133.
Photogallery on Airliners.net
Bücker Bü 133 page of Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
April 18, 2024
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The Bucker Bu 133 Jungmeister was an advanced trainer of the Luftwaffe in the 1930s It was a single engine single seat biplane of wood and tubular steel construction and covered in fabric Bu 133 JungmeisterBu 133C Jungmeister performing at the Shoreham Airshow 2013Role Single seat advanced trainerNational origin GermanyManufacturer Bucker FlugzeugbauPrimary users LuftwaffeSpainSwitzerlandNumber built around 250Developed from Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann Contents 1 Development 2 Operational history 3 Variants 4 Operators 5 Specifications Bucker Bu 133C 6 See also 7 References 7 1 Notes 7 2 Bibliography 8 External linksDevelopment editThe Bu 133 was a development of the Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann two seat basic trainer First flown in 1935 by Luise Hoffmann the first female works clarification needed pilot in Germany 1 it was slightly smaller than the Bu 131 The prototype D EVEO was powered by a 140 hp 104 kW Hirth HM506 inverted air cooled inline 6 engine 1 The aircraft showed astonishing agility at its first public appearance the 1936 International Aerobatic Championship at Rangsdorf 1 but the Bu 133A garnered no orders only two Bu 133Bs with 160 hp 119 kW Siemens Halske Sh 14A 4 radial engines were built 1 The main production type was the 160 hp 119 kW Siemens Bramo Sh 14A radial powered Bu 133C which had a distinctive cowling and a 13 cm 5 1 in shorter fuselage 1 and the same fine aerobatic performance as the Bu 133A 1 Fifty two were manufactured under licence by Dornier Flugzeugwerke for the Swiss Air Force 1 which kept it in service until 1968 1 Twenty five Jungmeisters initially powered by Hirth HM506 engines were licence built for the Spanish Air Force from 1940 42 by CASA with the designation CASA 1 133L although they were later re engined with Sh 14 engines They joined the survivors of 22 German built Bu 133Cs in Spanish service 2 In the 1960s the American pilot Jack Canary obtained construction plans for the Bu 133 from Spain and a production licence from Carl Bucker with the intention of restarting production of the Jungmeister in Germany to meet an expected high demand from the United States The first new build aircraft was completed by the Wolf Hirth factory at Nabern being completed in 1968 Jack Canary was killed later that year during the production of the film Tora Tora Tora however and his death caused the project to lose momentum with poor sales partly due to the high cost of the new build aircraft together with the availability of ex Swiss Jungmeisters on the civil market caused Hirth to stop production in 1971 after four aircraft has been built 3 Several aircraft were later completed from components built during this project with two aircraft built in Austria in the 1970s one built in France in 1991 and another completed by Hirth in 1991 4 Operational history edit nbsp CASA built 1 133C Jungmeister at Blackpool Squires Gate Airport in 1957The Bu 133C racked up numerous victories in international aerobatic competition and by 1938 was the Luftwaffe s standard advanced trainer 1 At the Brussels meet that year a three man Luftwaffe team made a strong impression on Reichsmarschall Hermann Goring who ordered a nine man team be formed 1 It dazzled the crowds at the International Flying meet in Brussels the next year 1 The Jungmeister design remained competitive in international aerobatic competition into the 1960s 1 Variants editBucker Bu 133A First prototype initially powered by 135 PS 133 hp 99 kW Hirth HM 6 inline engine as Bu 133 A 1 Later rebuilt with 160 PS 160 hp 120 kW Hirth HM 506A 5 Bucker Bu 133B Proposed version with 150 PS 150 hp 110 kW Argus As 8 engine Unbuilt 5 Bucker Bu 133C 160 PS 160 hp 120 kW Siemens Halske Sh 14A engine 5 Bucker Bu 133D Improved production version using roller bearings for rudder powered by Sh 14A engine 5 CASA 1 133 Spanish built variant Price American Tiger Club Jungmeister Plans for homebuilt construction 6 SSH T 133PA Modern 1990s 2000s new build Sh 14A powered Jungmeister by Polish company SSH Serwis Samolotow Historycznych One prototype built 7 Operators edit nbsp Bucker Bu 133 Jungmeister in civilian ownership nbsp Independent State of CroatiaZrakoplovstvo Nezavisne Drzave Hrvatske nbsp Nazi GermanyLuftwaffe nbsp HungaryHungarian Air Force nbsp LithuaniaLithuanian Air Force 6 acquired in 1939 8 Aeroclub of Lithuania 2 units 9 nbsp PolandPolish Air Force 1 bought for tests before 1939 10 nbsp RomaniaRomanian Air Force nbsp SlovakiaSlovak Air Force 1939 1945 nbsp Spanish RepublicSpanish Republican Air Force 11 nbsp Spanish StateSpanish Air Force nbsp South AfricaSouth African Air Force nbsp SwitzerlandSwiss Air Force nbsp Soviet UnionSoviet Air Force following the occupation of Baltic States at least three former Lithuanian Bu 133C s were transferred to aviation of 29th Territorial Infantry Corps 12 nbsp YugoslaviaSFR Yugoslav Air Force Postwar Specifications Bucker Bu 133C editData from The Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II David Mondey 13 General characteristicsCrew 1 Length 6 m 19 ft 8 in Wingspan 6 6 m 21 ft 8 in Height 2 2 m 7 ft 3 in Wing area 12 m2 130 sq ft Airfoil Clark Y modified 14 Empty weight 425 kg 937 lb Max takeoff weight 585 kg 1 290 lb Powerplant 1 Siemens Halske Sh 14A 4 7 cylinder air cooled radial piston engine 119 kW 160 hp Propellers 2 bladed fixed pitch propellerPerformance Maximum speed 220 km h 140 mph 120 kn Cruise speed 200 km h 120 mph 110 kn Range 500 km 310 mi 270 nmi Service ceiling 4 500 m 14 800 ft See also editRelated development Bucker Bu 131 JungmannRelated lists List of aircraft of the Spanish Republican Air Force List of interwar military aircraft List of military aircraft of GermanyReferences editNotes edit a b c d e f g h i j k l Ketley Barry and Rolfe Mark Luftwaffe Fledglings 1935 1945 Luftwaffe Training Units and their Aircraft Aldershot GB Hikoki Publications 1996 p 14 Haufschild and Schneider Air Britain Archive Winter 2017 pp 153 154 Haufschild and Schneider Air Britain Archive Winter 2017 pp 154 155 Haufschild and Schneider Air Britain Archive Winter 2017 p 155 a b c d Haufschild and Schneider Air Britain Archive Summer 2017 p 53 Air Trails 79 Winter 1971 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Missing or empty title help Simpson Longley and Swan 2022 p 20 http www plienosparnai lt page php 977 in Lithuanian Jasiunas E October 10 1971 Maciau paskutines Lietuvos aeroklubo dienas Plieno Sparnai in Lithuanian 4 1974 Morgala Andrzej Morgala 2003 Samoloty wojskowe w Polsce 1924 1939 Warsaw Bellona p 316 ISBN 83 11 09319 9 in Polish SBHAC Aviones de la Fuerza Aerea de la Republica Espanola Aviones de Escuela y Enlace Ganusauskas Edmundas Lietuvos Karo aviacijos likvidacija Plieno sparnai Archived from the original on 2018 07 04 Retrieved 6 April 2021 Mondey David The Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II Lednicer David The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage m selig ae illinois edu Retrieved 16 April 2019 Bibliography edit Haufschild Rainer Schneider Heinz Dieter Spring 2017 Bucker Bu 133 Jungmeister the most famous aerobatic plane production in Germany from 1936 to 1941 Air Britain Archive pp 7 12 ISSN 0262 4923 Haufschild Rainer Schneider Heinz Dieter Summer 2017 Bucker Bu 133 Jungmeister the most famous aerobatic plane production in Germany from 1936 to 1941 Part Two Air Britain Archive pp 53 62 ISSN 0262 4923 Haufschild Rainer Schneider Heinz Dieter Autumn 2017 Bucker Bu 133 Jungmeister the most famous aerobatic plane production in Germany from 1936 to 1941 Part Three Air Britain Archive pp 109 114 ISSN 0262 4923 Haufschild Rainer Schneider Heinz Dieter Winter 2017 Bucker Bu 133 Jungmeister the most famous aerobatic plane Production in Switzerland and Spain Air Britain Archive pp 147 158 ISSN 0262 4923 Konig Erwin Bucker Bu 133 Jungmeister Flugzeug Profile 29 in German D 86669 Stengelheim Germany Unitec Medienvertrieb e K Konig Erwin Die Bucker Flugzeuge The Bucker Aircraft bilingual German English Martinsried Germany Nara Verlag 1987 ISBN 3 925671 00 5 Konig Erwin Die Buckers Die Geschichte der ehemaligen Bucker Flugzeugbau GmbH und ihrer Flugzeuge in German 1979 Mondey David The Hamlyn Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II London Chancellor Press Ltd ISBN 1 85152 966 7 Simpson Rod Longley Pete Swan Robert 2022 The General Aviation Handbook Tonbridge Kent UK Air Britain Trading Limited ISBN 978 0 85130 562 2 Smith J Richard and Kay Antony L German Aircraft of the Second World War London Putnam and Company Ltd 3rd impression 1978 p 92 93 ISBN 0 370 00024 2 Wietstruk Siegfried Bucker Flugzeugbau Die Geschichte eines Flugzeugwerkes in German D 82041 Oberhaching Germany Aviatik Verlag 1999 ISBN 3 925505 28 8 Wood Tony and Gunston Bill Hitler s Luftwaffe A pictorial history and technical encyclopedia of Hitlers air power in World War II London Salamander Books Ltd 1977 p 140 ISBN 0 86101 005 1 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bucker Bu 133 Photogallery on Airliners net Bucker Museum Rangsdorf s online Bu 133C Jungmeister structural detail photos pages Bucker Bu 133 page of Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Bucker Bu 133 C page of Virginian Aviation Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bucker Bu 133 Jungmeister amp oldid 1178637772, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
