| General
History
Designed
by Carl Bucker the Jungmann, meaning “Young Man”
or “Freshman” in English, was one of the finest
primary aerobatic trainers ever built. Its flying qualities
are splendid and its distinctive double swept-back wings
made it a great snapping airplane. With its lightweight
and agility, combined with its 12 “G” strength
it became “the” aircraft for primary training
in the mid-thirties. It was used by the German Luftwaffe
and was adopted by Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary,
South Africa and Spain before World War II. During and
after the war many other countries bought or built them
under license including Yugoslavia, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile,
and Japan.
The Jungmann is
a simple airplane whose upper and lower wings are interchangeable
making them faster to manufacture and repair. Each wing
panel uncovered only weighs 25 lbs.! The resulting four
ailerons contributed to its maneuverability and came in
handy to several Jungmann pilots. They found themselves
surprised by British fighters over Paris. All but one
escaped by making tight turns around the Eiffel Tower!
At war’s end most German Jungmanns were destroyed;
however, because it was such a good aircraft the Swiss
Air Force used them until the early 1960’s. At that
time they were still being manufactured in Spain! As the
Air Forces retired them, private owners collected them
where they are appreciated to this very day.
To
learn about the personal history of our very own Bucker
"Jungmann" as well as comments from Kermit Weeks,
please visit our beautiful art deco facility and old-fashioned
hangars.
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Current Value:
$100,000
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