Pete Cunliff's UK based CASA 1131 Jungmann for sale
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A Charming Bücker Video from Switzerland
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Ranger, Texas fly-in
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Klemm 35D For Sale
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Contact Thomas Holz at
IAC Chapter 24 Fall Contest
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Unusual Landing Gear
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It would be interesting to learn more about it. Anyone have any ideas?
Bü & BBQ 2024
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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
William Cox
Frank Price's Great Lakes
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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;
Instrument panel mounts
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It might be fun to create a library of useful Bücker CAD design files some time.
TP-131 Maintenance Manual
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Thanks John.
Wingspan - From J-3 to Mach 3
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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
Parts Needed
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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.
Rebuild Complete
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'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.
David Martin at the Breckenridge Airshow 2024
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Wings On My Sleeve
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“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.
Ranger Airfield, Texas
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Full details can be found on the Ranger AIrfield website: https://www.rangerairfield.org/events
Father and Daughter Milestones
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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.
Bückers at Airventure Oshkosh
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Gail flew her Jungmann from Colorado to Wisconsin for the event.
Flying around the top of Stanserhorn
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Mario Richard
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