Bücker Bü 133

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name=Bü 133 Jungmeister


caption=Bü 133C Jungmeister on display in the Deutsches Museum
type=Single-seat advanced trainer
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developed from=Bü 131 JungmannThe Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister ("Young master") 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.

Development

The Bü 133 was a development of the Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann two-seat basic trainer. It was slightly smaller and fitted with a more powerful engine, which gave it excellent aerobatic performance.

Operational history

The Bü 133 served as an advanced trainer with the Luftwaffe, its aerobatic capability suiting it particularly for early training of fighter pilots.

It was manufactured under licence for the Swiss Air Force by Dornier and for the Spanish air force by CASA. Approximately 50 aircraft were produced for each country.

Variants

* Bücker Bü 133A: Hirth HM 6 inline engine: 135-hp (101-kW)
* Bücker Bü 133B: applied to licence-built aircraft (only two versions were ever constructed of this variant).
* Bücker Bü 133C: Siemens Sh 14A-4 engine

Operators

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*"Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia";flag|Germany|Nazi
*"Luftwaffe";flagicon|Spain|1939 Spanish State;SUI

pecifications (Bücker Bü 133C)

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length main= 6.0 m
length alt= 19 ft 8.25 in
span main= 6.60 m
span alt= 21 ft 7.75 in
height main= 2.20 m
height alt= 7 ft 2.5 in
area main= 12.0 m²
area alt= 129.17 ft²
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empty weight main= 425 kg
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engine (prop)=Siemens Sh 14A-4
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power main= 119 kW
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max speed main= 220 km/h
max speed alt= 137 mph
cruise speed main= 200km/h
cruise speed alt= 124mph
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range main= 500 km
range alt= 311 mi
ceiling main= 4,500 m
ceiling alt= 14,765 ft
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ee also

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* Hs 132 - Bü 133 - Bü 134
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References

Notes

Bibliography

* König, Erwin. "Bücker Bü 133 "Jungmeister"(Flugzeug Profile 29)" (in German). D-86669 Stengelheim, Germany: Unitec Medienvertrieb e.K.,
* König, Erwin. "Die Bücker-Flugzeuge (The Bücker Aircraft)" (bilingual German/English). Martinsried, Germany: Nara Verlag, 1987. ISBN 3-925-671-00-5.
* 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. ISBN 1-85152-966-7.
* 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. "Bücker-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

* [http://www.luftarchiv.de/index.htm?/flugzeuge/buecker/bu133.htm Bücker Bü 133 page on luftarchiv.de]
* [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?aircraft_genericsearch=Bucker%20Bu-133%20Jungmeister&distinct_entry=true Photogallery on Airliners.net]
* [http://collections.nasm.si.edu/code/emuseum.asp?style=browse&currentrecord=1&page=search&profile=objects&searchdesc=B%C3%BCcker%20B%C3%BC%20131&quicksearch=B%C3%BCcker%20B%C3%BC%20131&newvalues=1&newstyle=single&newcurrentrecord=1 Bücker Bü 133 page of Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum]
* [http://www.eaa231.org/Museum/Jungmeister/Jungmeister.htm Bücker Bü 133 C page of Virginian Aviation Museum]