Bücker Bü 131

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The Bücker Bü 131 is a German 1930s two-seat biplane trainer aircraft widely used for pilot instruction before and during World War II.

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instanceOf German aircraft
biplane
military aircraft
trainer aircraft
aircraftCategory single-engine piston aircraft
airframeMaterial fabric-covered structure
steel-tube fuselage
cockpitType open cockpit
configuration two-seat
countryOfOrigin Germany
crew 2
currentUse warbird and aerobatic display aircraft
designer Anders J. Andersson
engineType inline piston engine
firstFlight 1934
fuselageType slender fuselage
introduced mid-1930s
landingGear fixed tailwheel landing gear
licenseBuiltAs Kokusai Ki-86
T-1 Jungmann
Tachikawa Ki-55
surface form: Tachikawa Ki-86
licenseBuiltIn Czechoslovakia
Japan
Spain
manufacturer Bücker Flugzeugbau
nicknamed Jungmann
notableFeature excellent aerobatic handling
widely used as primary trainer in Germany
periodOfUse World War II
post-World War II (civil use)
pre-World War II
powerplant Hirth HM 504
primaryRole basic trainer
status retired from military service
successor Bücker Bü 181
tailConfiguration conventional tail
usedBy Bulgarian Air Force
Hungarian Air Force
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
Luftwaffe
Romanian Air Force
Slovak Air Force (WWII)
Spanish Air Force
Swiss Air Force
usedFor aerobatic training
pilot training
usedInConflict World War II
wingConfiguration biplane

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CASA licenseProducedAircraft Bücker Bü 131