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Germany's Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann trainer

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Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann trainer:
Germany's Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann trainer

Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann trainer:
Germany's Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann trainer
Aeronautics Aircraft Spotters' Handbook

Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann trainer:
Germany's Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann trainer
Aeronautics Aircraft Spotters' Handbook

Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann trainer:
Germany's Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann trainer

Design

The Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann was a sports plane before World War II.2 It was converted into a trainer by the Luftwaffe.2

Production

After World War II the Bücker Bü 181 was built in Czechoslovakia, Egypt, and Sweden.1

Specifications

  Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann
Type Liaison1, Trainer1,2
Crew  
Engine (Type) Hirth HM 5041,2
Cylinders In line2
Cooling  
HP 852, 1051
Propeller blades  
Dimensions  
Span 34' 9"2, 35'1
Length 25' 5"2, 26'1
Height 6' 5"2
Wing area  
Weight  
Empty  
Loaded 1,650 lb2
Performance  
Speed 133 mph2, 135 mph1
Cruising speed  
Climb  
Service ceiling  
Range 500 miles2
Armament  

Sources:

  1. World War II Airplanes Volume 1, Enzo Angelucci, Paolo Matricardi, 1976
  2. Aeronautics Aircraft Spotters' Handbook, Ensign L. C. Guthman, 1943

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