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October 5th was the Ranger Texas flyin. Simon Diver took his Jungmann to David Martin's place and then did a 3 ship of Buckers to the event. Simon was honored to fly U85 to the show and back, his buddy Tom Womack flew Simon's Jungmann with Andrew Diver, and David flew the German Meister. It was a pretty awesome event!



 

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Thomas Holz is a member of a group operating a CASA Jungmann, an original Hirth powered Jungmann and a Klemm 35D. The Klemm is being offered for sale as below. It is a spectacular looking aircraft with perhaps the cleanest engine I have ever seen in a flying aircraft :) The Klemm is based at Siegerland EDGS in Germany.

Contact Thomas Holz at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. +49 174 399 5699



The Klemm 35 D with the serial number 1983 was built in 1941 by „Leichtflugzeugbau Klemm GmbH“. This type with the special undercarriage is one of three still flying. 
The aircraft can be easily converted into the single seat version.
The Hirth HM 504 A2 engine was overhauled in 2023 by LTB Bende (best Hirth expert in Europe) and has been running only a few hours since.
Bosch Magnetos and SUM carburetor.
One spare Hirth HM 504 A2 engine would also be available (not included in price).
The propeller MT is from December 2022


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Yesterday (October 12th) out local IAC chapter wrapped up it fall aerobatic contest and as has become something of a habit, Larry Ernewein took first place in the Sportsman category. The contest was held at the Bellefontaine, Ohio airport. Jungmann N131HT and N28Bu were able to fly over and cheer Larry on. The weather was near perfect, there was an interesting variety of aircraft to see and lunch was provided. A good day indeed. - Congratulations Larry!

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Dave Trost spotted this unusual landing gear configuration during a recent visit to Prague.




It would be interesting to learn more about it. Anyone have any ideas?

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It begins, rain or no rain :)







Unfortunately the weather this weekend does not look so good. The fly-in may turn out to be more social than flying, but still a good number of people have confirmed that they are attending. Weather or not, it will be worth the trip!

Everything you need to know is now on a new website page which you can access here or by clicking the link in the menu at the left of the page. - Hope to see you soon.

 

Brian Karli
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Stories of Frank's Great Lakes trainer are legion: Instructing without the benefit of any instruments, Shipping it to then Czechoslovakia for the World Aerobatic Championships, showering the host parade with the contents of his toolkit, learning the Loncevak and founding the American Tiger Club. - The list goes on. Ever wonder where that aircraft it now?

Turns out it is in a private hangar at the Antique Aeroplane Association field in Iowa.



There are many articles about Frank on this website, my favorite is this one written by Rob Dorsey after Frank's passing;

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As part of the process of becoming more proficient at 3D modeling I have experimented with the instrument panel mounts used on Bücker aircraft. Mine have become old and the panel is sagging. Printed in PLA they turned out quite well and have definitely improved the security of the panel. If you need some, let me know and I can print some for you or send you the STL file. If you have a (free) account at OnShape, you can find the design file here: Bûcker Instrument Panel Mount



It might be fun to create a library of useful Bücker CAD design files some time.

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John Christian kindly provided a copy of the maintenance information that accompanied his TP-131 OE-APY. There is quite a lot of interesting information to learn from. Download a copy from HERE or from the Downloads menu (left) then "Miscellaneous".

Thanks John.

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There are some remarkable people in this group of Bücker enthusiasts. It is often the case that we don't realize how remarkable until finally meeting a person and talking with them face to face after years of "knowing" the person only by email or telephone. That was how I felt when I had the privilege of spending time with George André recently.

George has had an extraordinary career in aviation spanning both the military and civilian worlds He had a very close association with the F104 Starfighter, the SR71 Blackbird and many, many other aircraft but for me it was the people he knew and worked with that were particularly fascinating to hear about.

George has written a book, "Wingspan - From J-3 to Mach 3" in which he describes the aircraft and the people he encountered during his career. It is a remarkable book comparable in many ways to Eric "Winkle" Brown's well known autobiography.  From Roscoe Turner, through the legends of the early jet days and right up to the astronauts you will come across many of the great names of American aviation. It doesn't hurt that after a lifetime flying about every aircraft you can imagine, George referes to the Bücker as: "the best flying plane there is, bar none."

Goerge has kindly offered to make copies of his book available to Bücker people for a modest $20.00, substantially less that the Amazon price. Please email him at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - You may be lucky enough to get a signed copy if you ask nicely :)

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Brian Krli would like to find the rear constrol stick cover as shown in this assembly diagram (part 45). The rear cover has a hole in it to accommodate the elevator pushrod.   Contact Brian at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 



and I am hoping to find a set of CASA cowling struts like these. Please let me know if you have a pair you would be willing to part with. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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After a six month rebuild that took four years (Isn't it always the way?) Jason Seavolt's N131HT just took to the air on a warm summer evening in Ohio. All went well. The aircraft flew nicely and sounded even better. Congratulations Jason :)

'HT is a CASA 1.131 originaly restored by Talmadge Scot. It has Charlie Miller landing gear, an LOM 332AK engine and a Performance Propeller. A very happy combination.



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Zak Clement found this nice video of David Martin in Jungmeister U-85 performing at the Brekenridge Airshow. The video is unusual in that you can clearly hear the lovely purr of the radial engine.

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Many people reading this website will be familiar with Eric Brown's excellent autobiography, particularly Navy people. It is one of the most well regarded books in the aviation library. In case you have not read it, here is a quote you will enjoy:

“Udet seemed impressed by my youthful enthusiasm for aviation and offered to take me for a flight at Halle, south of Berlin. There we drove up to a Bücker Jungmann two-seat trainer, where he put me in the front cockpit and took particular care to see I was securely strapped in-the reason for this solicitude becoming obvious to me later. It was a glorious day and Udet proceeded to put this jaunty little trainer through its aerobatic paces, and at the same time checking in his broken English that my stomach and nerves were still in good shape. After about half an hour we rejoined the airfield circuit, and on the final approach he suddenly rolled the Jungmann on to its back and we glided inverted to within what I estimated was my approaching demise-but was actually some 50ft up-when he rolled it right way up and then held off to land. I was speechless but he roared with laughter, hit me smartly between the shoulder blades with a great yell of ‘Hals und Beinbruch’, the German fighter-pilots’ greeting. From that moment I was unswervingly dedicated to achieving that goal.”

— Wings on My Sleeve: The World's Greatest Test Pilot tells his story (Phoenix Press) by Eric Brown

Towards the end of WW2 Ernst Udet was reported to have been killed as a result of an aircraft accident in which he ran into compressibility issues while testing a new aircraft. In fact he had shot himself in the head. When this fact leaked out the demoralization it caused in the Luftwaffe was wide spread and there are historians who say that was the triggering event for the decline and fall of the organization. When Udet's autobiography was published (posthumously), it was clear that the final chapter was not by his hand, but had been addedn by those who had encouraged him to take his own life. A tragic end to one of history's great aviators.

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Ranger Airfield, listed as the oldest grass airport in Texas, will be holding their their annual airshow and fly-in October 4th -> 6th. This year it is going to feature Bücker aircraft. David Martin will be performing and so far seven other Bücker owners are planning to attend with their aircraft.

Full details can be found on the Ranger AIrfield website: https://www.rangerairfield.org/events

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TP131 Jungmann OE-APY/N131BJ took to the skies with its happy owner John Christian at the controls this weekend. John is an accomplished aviator with a logbook full of FA-18 and B787 time but only a little piston/prop time. He took to the Jungmann like a duck to water, however, and is enjoying this beautiful aircraft which is based at the historic Creve Coeur airport near St. Louis.



More remarkable still, John and wife Paola's beautiful three year old daughter Isabella soloed her Jungmann on the same day at the same airport. She has more to learn, but her taxiing was excellent :)



Congratulations John and Isabella.

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There was great support for Buckers at Oshkosh spearheaded by Gail Schipper’s 90 Years of Bucker Aircraft presentation at the IAC building.



Gail did a great job with the presentation.  Her lecture was the gathering point for all the “Bucker people” who came to Oshkosh.



Gail flew her Jungmann from Colorado to Wisconsin for the event.



It was a good year for Jungmann attendance.  Ben Britton flew his ex-Mira Slovak Jungmann to the show as well.

Thanks to Gail for all her hard work preparing the presentation.  We really enjoyed it !!
 
Brian Karli

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There was an event on Saturday 20.July 2024 with several oldtimers flying around the top of the Stanserhorn mountain near Luzern, Switzerland. The participting Bücker Jungmann were HB-UUV/ A-81 Pilot Daniel Ernst, HB-UUA / A-1 Piolt Daniel Knutti and the Jungmeister HB-MIZ Pilot Paul Zeltner. The departure aerodrome was Langenthal-Bleienbach LSPL 



Mario Richard

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I'm sorry to share the news that long time Bücker owner & pilot Alan Abell of Elgin, Illinois, has passed away. Alan was a long time Bücker owner and was a good and always helpful friend to many in the community. You will find many items on this website that he contributed. Alan had stuggled with cancer for the last few years.


Rest in peace.

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