BU131 Bucker Jungmann

I’ll send you a PM with more detailed info.

I have a few hours in our club Jungmann, and they fly well, easy to land with the forgiving landing gear, but honestly I can take about 30 mins of open cockpit and I’m done. I’m sure if I got better open cockpit equipment I’d enjoy it more – something like a good motorcycling helmet. I’ve flown just with my Bose and with a cloth covering with a headset built in – both still let a lot of annoying noise in.

Doing aerobatics in them is fun, easy, and forgiving. Ours has a lycoming io360 if I’m not mistaken, which was plenty of power for this little guy, even with someone in the back.

Don’t forget to lock the tailwheel before takeoff!

Itsdescendnotgodown wrote:

Thanks Buckerfan! Size is a concern, I’m 1m92 and ‘broad-shouldered’.

I am 6 ft 1 inch and similarly broad shouldered. The feeling of possible claustrophobia is obviously personal. I have flown a Pitts and don’t remember the same feeling. Just spend some time in the plane before committing.

I’ve got some Jungmann time. Best airplane I’ve ever flown. By far.

She’s got some tricky sides to her (as already mentioned above), but I’m quite sure you won’t regret going for one.

Your height shouldn’t be of any concern.

The 150hp Tigre engine is very capable (found in the CASA Jungmanns). They are simple to maintain. Many of them have also been fitted with inverted fuel and oil system.

Itsdescendnotgodown wrote:

I used to fly a mid-wing EA300

and since you also quote a Pitts… go and try a Bücker out… you might be disappointed by some. It is an old classy grand lady with very nicely harmonised flight controls, but don’t expect the performance as found in modern aerobatic mounts. Fantastic aircraft for Sunday aeros, but you will not win an unlimited contest with one.

Benoit is the king of the Jungmeister :)
If I’m not mistaken he won this contest already a few times: https://vintageaerobatic.com/

Nicely filmed video of formation aerobatics in Jungmanns. The close ups of formation clover leaves are quite breathtaking.

I don’t know whether you have found one already, but I know someone that has his for sale. Not sure whether its the right plane for you though. It’s a replica, ULM-experimental, Rotax 100 hp, and has Spanish air force livery. But since you mentioned a ‘Sunday stroll’.. Pretty cheap too to buy and run I suppose.

He recently told me that he is talking to an interested buyer. Let me know if you are interested should that sale not go ahead.

In Poland they produced a number of faithful Jungmanns with Spanish Tigre engine I believe . My guess in the video above these are same type. These may turn up for sale in times, no UL category certainly. Vic