Engineering:Bücker Bü 180 Student

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Short description: 1930s aircraft built by Bücker Flugzeugbau
Bü 180 Student
General information
ManufacturerBücker Flugzeugbau
History
First flight1937

The Bücker Bü 180 Student was a 1930s German two-seat sporting/training aircraft built by Bücker Flugzeugbau.

Development

In January 1937, the individual in charge of developing new aircraft at the Reichsluftfahrtministerium, Major Werner Junck, advised several aircraft maker that they would not be receiving any more contracts for the development of military aircraft. Instead they should focus on creating a Volksflugzeug. This led to the development of the Bü 180 along with other aircraft, such as the Kl 105, Fi 253, Si 202, and the Go 150.[1]


One example was restored and gifted to the Quax-Verein Flying Club in 2016.[2]

Variants

A preserved Student on display
Bü 180A
Production variant with a 37 kW (50 hp) Zündapp Z9-092 engine.
Bü 180B
Production variant with a 45 kW (60 hp) Walter Mikron II engine.
Bü 180C
Proposed variant with an 60 kW (80 hp) Bücker Bü M700 engine.

Specifications (Bü 180B)

Bü 180 Student 3-view

Data from Aircraft of the Third Reich and The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft.[3][4]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
  • Wingspan: 11.5 m (37 ft 9 in)
  • Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
  • Wing area: 15 m2 (160 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 295 kg (650 lb)
  • Gross weight: 540 kg (1,190 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Walter Mikron II inverted 4-cyl. air-cooled in-line piston engine, 45 kW (60 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 175 km/h (109 mph, 94 kn) at sea level
  • Cruise speed: 160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)
  • Range: 650 km (400 mi, 350 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,800 ft)
  • Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 8 minutes 54 seconds

See also

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Luftarchiv – Fieseler Fi 253
  2. ↑ https://vintageaviationnews.com/restorations/rare-pre-wwii-luftwaffe-trainer-display.html
  3. ↑ Green, William (2010). Aircraft of the Third Reich (1st ed.). London: Aerospace Publishing Limited. pp. 136–144. ISBN 978-1-900732-06-2. 
  4. ↑ Donald 1997, p.218.

Bibliography

  • Donald, David (editor). The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Leicester, UK:Blitz, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.
  • König, Erwin. Bücker Bü 180 "Student", Bü 182 "Kornett", Bü 134: Drei geniale Flugzeugtypen, die dem Krieg zum Opfer fielen (Flugzeug Profile 36) (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 3-925671-00-5.
  • König, Erwin. Die Bückers, Die Geschichte der ehemaligen Bücker-Flugzeugbau-GmbH und ihrer Flugzeuge (in German). (1979)
  • Wietstruk, Siegfried. Bücker-Flugzeugbau, Die Geschichte eines Flugzeugwerkes (in German). D-82041 Oberhaching, Germany: Aviatik Verlag, 1999. ISBN 3-925505-28-8.

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