Bücker Bü 180 Student

About Bücker Bü 180 Student – Source Wikipedia

Role: Two-seat sport/training monoplane
Manufacturer: Bücker Flugzeugbau
First flight: 1937

Specifications (Bü 180)
Data from Aircraft of the Third Reich[1], The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft

General characteristics

• Crew: Two
• 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 (404 mi; 351 nmi)
• Service ceiling:  4,500 m (14,764 ft)
• Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,281 ft) in 8 minutes 54 seconds

Design and development

Following on from the success of the Bü 133 Jungmeister the company designed a trainer aircraft, the Bü 180 (later named Student) which was a low-wing cantilever monoplane. 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

Bü 180A

Production variant with a 50hp Zündapp Z9-092 engine.

Bü 180B

Production variant with a 60hp Walter Mikron II engine.

Bü 180C

Proposed variant with a 80hp Bücker Bü M700 engine.