{"id":337,"date":"2013-09-17T13:01:46","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T17:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fantasyofflight.com\/collection\/?page_id=337"},"modified":"2013-09-17T13:39:30","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T17:39:30","slug":"1937-bucker-jungmeister","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fantasyofflight.com\/collection\/aircraft\/currently-not-showing-in-museum\/golden-age\/1937-bucker-jungmeister\/","title":{"rendered":"1937 B\u00fccker Jungmeister"},"content":{"rendered":"

This aircraft is painted in the colors of famous Romanian aerobatic pilot, Alex Papana. He flew his Jungmeister in demonstrations at the 1936 Berlin Olympics inside the track and field stadium! The controls are light, responsive and very well balanced making it an absolute delight to fly. The Jungmeister has been used longer for aerobatic demonstrations and competition than any other aerobatic design. Aerobatic pilots of the past did such wild things such as attaching hooks to the wingtips or rudder and picking up handkerchiefs with it. It was capable of the most amazing low-level stunts!<\/p>\n

This aircraft is a Swiss built Jungmeister. It was in the Miami area when Kermit was growing up and he remembered that it was kept at a grass strip just south of where he lived. Bill Hutchins owned it at the time and it was from him that Kermit purchased it in 1990. After Hurricane Andrew in 1992, the slightly damaged aircraft was sent to England and rebuilt by Personal Plane Services to a very original standard. As per the period, the fabric was sewn to the fuselage sides and the original German style zig-zag rib-stitching was used on the wings and control surfaces.<\/p>\n

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