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"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 01/18/2018 at 18:34 • Filed to: Bücker Bü 181, Planelopnik

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Meet a Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann. “Bestmann” is the German for Best Man. Funny, that, especially as a Bestmann isn’t what you think, but rather a crew member on board ship.

Also funny is that this particular one isn’t actually a 181 at all but a licence built variant made in Sweden by Hägglunds, now part of defence contractor BAE.

Interesting how small single engined planes haven’t changed much in appearance in the past eighty years.

Also interesting is that the engine is mounted inverted, with the crankcase on top.

ttyymmnn > Cé hé sin 01/18/2018 at 18:47

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Ze Germans have always had a thing for inverted Vs.

Cé hé sin > ttyymmnn 01/18/2018 at 18:53

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The 181 had an I4, but there were apparently sound reasons for this arrangement. The designers wanted to keep most of the engine low down so as to provide better pilot visibility. There’s a discussion here.

ttyymmnn > Cé hé sin 01/18/2018 at 18:55

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Yup. It also made the engine easier to work on.