Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister

1^st Flight 1935

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.

The Bü 133C racked up numerous victories in international aerobatic competition, and by 1938 was the Luftwaffe’s standard advanced trainer.

At the Brussels meet that year, a three-man Luftwaffe team made a strong impression on Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, who ordered a nine-man team be formed.

It dazzled the crowds at the International Flying meet in Brussels the next year.

Variants

Bücker Bü 133A

Hirth HM 6 inline engine: 135-hp (101-kW)

Bücker Bü 133B

Applied to license-built aircraft.

Bücker Bü 133C

Siemens Sh 14A-4 engine

CASA 1.133

Spanish built variant.

SSH Bü 133 Jungmeister

Reproduction Jungmeister by SSH in Poland.

Specifications

Bücker Bü 133C

Crew

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.

Empty weight

425 kg (937 lb)

Max take-off 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 propeller

Performance

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)