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Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann
Bücker Flugzeugbau · Primary and Liaison Trainer · Germany · WWII (1939–1945)
The Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann is a twin-seat single-engine aerobatic monoplane trainer aircraft designed and built by the German aviation company Bücker Flugzeugbau. It was extensively operated by the Luftwaffe throughout the Second World War. The Bü 181 was named Bestmann after a German maritime term designating a member of the deck crew on coastal or fishing vessels.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Trainer
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- WWII (1939–1945)
- Country
- Germany
- Manufacturer
- Bücker Flugzeugbau
- Operator
- Luftwaffe / Egypt / Sweden / Czechoslovakia / others
- Primary Role
- Primary and Liaison Trainer
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1939
- Produced
- 4000
- Engine
- 1x Hirth HM 504A-2 inline
- Thrust / Power
- 105 hp
- Launch
- Ground
- Length (ft)
- 25.3
- Wingspan (ft)
- 34.8
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 1058
- MTOW (lb)
- 1676
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 16404
- Range (mi)
- 497
- Max Speed (mph)
- 130