Bücker Bü 180 Student

Bü 180 Student
Bü 180 Student
General information
Type	Two-seat sport/training monoplane
Manufacturer	Bücker Flugzeugbau
History
First flight	1937

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

Development

In January 1937 Major Werner Junck, chief of the LC II, the technical wing of the Reichsluftfahrtministerium responsible for the development of new aircraft, informed various minor aircraft manufacturers such as Bücker, Fieseler, Gothaer Waggonfabrik, Flugzeugwerke Halle and Klemm that they would not get any contracts for the development of military aircraft. He therefore advised them to concentrate in the development of a Volksflugzeug or a small twin-engined plane. Following on from the success of the Bü 133 Jungmeister the Bücker company designed the Bü 180, while the other companies produced the Fi 253, the Si 202, the Kl 105 and the Go 150.^{[citation needed]}

It was a low-wing cantilever monoplane that would be later used as a trainer aircraft and named Student. The wing was of wooden construction with a mixture of plywood and fabric covering. The fuselage was a steel tube frame forward and a wooden monocoque aft with a fabric covering. The Student had a fixed tailskid landing gear and was powered by a Walter Mikron II inline engine. The prototype first flew in 1937 and a small number were built for civilian use.

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. ^[1]^[2]

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

References

Notes

^ Green, William (2010). Aircraft of the Third Reich (1st ed.). London: Aerospace Publishing Limited. pp. 136–144. ISBN 978-1-900732-06-2.
^ 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.

[Greenaottr-1] Green, William (2010). Aircraft of the Third Reich (1st ed.). London: Aerospace Publishing Limited. pp. 136–144. ISBN 978-1-900732-06-2.

[Donald_World_p218-2] Donald 1997, p.218.

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