A rare 1938 Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister biplane is now for sale at aircraft brokerage company Boschung Global. This aircraft has the registration N133BJ and is serial number 3, making it one of the first Jungmeisters ever built. It is an original Bücker-built aircraft from Bücker Flugzeugwerk in Rangsdorf, Germany, not a copy made under license. The Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister was originally registered in Switzerland as U-56 and served with the Swiss Air Force. It is now located in the Czech Republic. It is powered by a Siemens Bramo SH 14 A4 radial engine with 160 horsepower, with a total time since overhaul (TSOH) of just 8 hours. The airframe of this aircraft has a total time since new (TTSN) of 2,204 hours. It has recently passed a new annual inspection and is ready to fly.
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The Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister first flew on August 21, 1935, with test pilot Luise Hoffmann at the controls. The plane was based on the earlier Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann, which had two seats, and was designed as a single-seat advanced trainer. However, the Jungmeister was smaller and had a more powerful engine than the Jungmann, but it shared the Jungmann’s overall design. It had a steel-tube fuselage covered in fabric and was made for agility and precise handling. This aircraft for sale is powered by the same radial engine as the Bü 133C variant, introduced in 1937. The Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister was primarily used by various air forces for advanced training, aerobatics, and air combat exercises. Its excellent maneuverability and safe stall behavior made it a favored choice not only as a military trainer but also as a competition aerobatic aircraft that was successful in the sport until the 1960s.
A total of around 280 Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeisters were built. Of these, 52 were manufactured under license by Dornier in Altenrhein, Switzerland, while the rest were produced by Bücker in Germany. The aircraft on sale is one of the original models made by Bücker and not one from Switzerland. Today, only a few Jungmeisters are still registered and flying in Germany and Switzerland, making any available example very rare. The Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister was used by air forces in many countries across Europe and beyond, including Germany, Yugoslavia, Croatia, Lithuania, Slovakia, South Africa, Switzerland, Spain, and Hungary. Its strong engine and easy handling made it good for military training and aerobatic competitions. The Jungmeister stayed in service from 1937 to 1968, which is impressive for a design from before WWII.
The Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister was 19.8 feet long, 7.4 feet high, with a wingspan of 21.7 feet. Its empty weight was 925 pounds, and the gross weight was 1,290 pounds. Its top speed was 150 mph. It was easy to fly and was chosen by many European flying clubs as an aerobatic trainer. Some pilots of the prewar period claim that the only aircraft that could match the Jungmeister were the specially built Great Lakes trainers, but many disagreed with this comparison. After WWII, a few Jungmeisters were made near Munich, but high labor costs made them very expensive. The Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister on sale has a HoJman HO 52 A-215 148 propeller. It has a Total Time Since Overhaul (TSOH) of 8 hours, showing that the aircraft is ready for immediate use. According to Boschung, the aircraft is in perfect condition. For more information about this aircraft, visit https://www.boschungglobal.com/.
