Aero (2) Z-131
The Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann was a German two-seat basic training biplane from the 1930s so well liked that multiple countries kept building it under licence for decades after its debut. In Czechoslovakia, the state-owned Aero works built the type through the German wartime occupation and continued afterward with a locally sourced Walter Minor engine, after the pre-war firm Tatra had already licence-built a small batch as the T 131. Light, forgiving and fully aerobatic, the tandem-seat biplane trained generations of military and civilian pilots across Europe and beyond. Many Jungmann-family biplanes, original German and licence-built alike, remain airworthy today as prized vintage aerobatic mounts.
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A tandem-seat biplane trainer, the Czech Aero Z-131 continued Jungmann production after the war with a locally sourced Walter Minor engine.
Specifications
| Length | 6.6 m (22 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 7.4 m (24 ft) |
| Height | 2.2 m (7 ft) |
| Persons on board | 2 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 0.7 t |
| Range | 350 NM (648 km) |
| Service ceiling | 10,000 ft (3,048 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 8,000 ft (2,438 m) |
| Rate of climb | 920 ft/min (4.7 m/s) |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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