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Aircraft and simulator background
The Bü 131 Jungmann is represented by Lionheart as a fixed-tailwheel biplane without wing flaps. Its cockpit includes an elevator-trim lever. The liveries share the package's documented control configuration.
Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann
Developer · Read more ↗Trim and simulator assistance
The manual identifies the elevator-trim lever and a fictional autopilot with ALT and HDG functions. These convenience modes belong to Lionheart's rendition. The guide also notes that an airborne start can leave the assistant switched on.
Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann
Developer · Read more ↗Biplane configuration
The documented Jungmann package uses fixed tailwheel gear and no wing flaps. Paint schemes share that control configuration.
Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann
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The Bü 131 Jungmann is represented by Lionheart as a fixed-tailwheel biplane without wing flaps. Its cockpit includes an elevator-trim lever. The liveries share the package's documented control configuration.
Lionheart also adds an explicitly fictional altitude/heading autopilot as a simulator convenience. The manual notes that starting a flight airborne can enable that assistant.
Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann
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Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann
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History & design
A trainer built beyond Germany
The German Jungmann design also became a Czechoslovak-built trainer. Aero records two hundred Bü 131s produced from late 1939 to September 1940, followed by another 240 after the war before production ended in 1949.
Aero Vodochody · Aero company history: post-war aircraft ↗Aero company chronology: Bü 131 production
A long Spanish training career
CASA built five hundred licensed 1.131 aircraft in Spain. The RAF Museum’s example comes from the last batch of fifty, built around 1956, and entered Spanish Air Force service in February 1958.
Royal Air Force Museum · CASA 1.131E E.3B-521 individual history ↗RAF Museum CASA 1.131E E.3B-521 individual history
The preserved aircraft is a CASA version
E.3B-521 later served with the aircrew-selection unit at Los Alcázares and was withdrawn in 1984. The final Spanish military use of the type ended in 1985; the museum received this aircraft in 1997. This history belongs to the Spanish-built branch, not to an original German airframe.
Royal Air Force Museum · CASA 1.131E E.3B-521 individual history ↗RAF Museum CASA 1.131E E.3B-521 individual history
Systems & details
Trim and simulator assistance
The manual identifies the elevator-trim lever and a fictional autopilot with ALT and HDG functions. These convenience modes belong to Lionheart's rendition. The guide also notes that an airborne start can leave the assistant switched on.
Biplane configuration
The documented Jungmann package uses fixed tailwheel gear and no wing flaps. Paint schemes share that control configuration.
In your simulator
Systems, equipment and documentation for each developer’s aircraft.
MSFS 2020Lionheart Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann
Lionheart Creations · Released
Lionheart Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann
Lionheart Creations · Released
Manuals & resources
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Developer documentation
Lionheart Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann — developer referenceBücker Bü 131 Jungmann
Original PDF pages 25,29,49-50
Developer · Read the source ↗Lionheart Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann — developer referenceBücker Bü 131 Jungmann
Product description and feature list
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Developer documentation
Lionheart Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann — developer referenceDeveloper · Original PDF pages 25,29,49-50 Lionheart Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann — developer referenceDeveloper · Product description and feature listAircraft history
Aero company history: post-war aircraftAero Vodochody · Aero company chronology: Bü 131 production CASA 1.131E E.3B-521 individual historyRoyal Air Force Museum · RAF Museum CASA 1.131E E.3B-521 individual historyBuilt-in force-feedback profiles
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Catalogue programme-20261011-v3 · 1 profile choice
Lionheart Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann
Lionheart Creations · Free and Pro · Revision 3 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020
A fixed-tailwheel training biplane represented by Lionheart Creations.
Lionheart Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann
A fixed-tailwheel training biplane represented by Lionheart Creations.
Aircraft and simulator scope
- Lionheart Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann · Lionheart Creations · MSFS 2020 · Add-on starting point
The simulator model and controls
Lionheart Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann is the selected Lionheart Creations configuration.
How this profile feels
Spring resistance builds with the selected airspeed response. A separate aerodynamic term adds speed-dependent control load.
Valid trim provides the configured pressure relief. Autopilot following is off.
Aircraft and configuration
The Bü 131 Jungmann is represented by Lionheart as a fixed-tailwheel biplane without wing flaps. Its cockpit includes an elevator-trim lever. The liveries share the package's documented control configuration.
Trim and simulator assistance
The manual identifies the elevator-trim lever and a fictional autopilot with ALT and HDG functions. These convenience modes belong to Lionheart's rendition. The guide also notes that an airborne start can leave the assistant switched on.
Biplane configuration
The documented Jungmann package uses fixed tailwheel gear and no wing flaps. Paint schemes share that control configuration.
About the values
Strengths are normalized hardware-feel settings. They set the effect balance; hand force depends on the device and its limits. The IAS reference is a tuning value.
Documentary review and sources
These decisions describe the documentary basis and remaining gaps for this revision. Aircraft documentation and a starting setting describe different kinds of evidence.
Aircraft and variant
InheritedLionheart Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann is the selected Lionheart Creations configuration.
Flight controls
InheritedA fixed-tailwheel training biplane represented by Lionheart Creations.
Trim
InheritedThe manual identifies the elevator-trim lever and a fictional autopilot with ALT and HDG functions. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.
Autopilot and stability
InheritedAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.
Equipment
InheritedThe Bü 131 Jungmann is represented by Lionheart as a fixed-tailwheel biplane without wing flaps. Its cockpit includes an elevator-trim lever. The liveries share the package's documented control configuration.
Speeds and limits
InheritedThe indicated-speed references set the profile response scale; they are separate from aircraft operating limits.
Simulator integration
InheritedThe profile targets msfs2020. Add-on-specific controls use only the supported references configured by this profile.
Force-feedback settings
InheritedThe settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.
Starting settings and their rationale
These configured values are starting estimates. The explanations describe what each setting controls; physical validation appears separately below.
| Setting | Starting value | What it controls and why |
|---|---|---|
| Spring strength | Starting value0.74 | What it controls and whyThe manual identifies the elevator-trim lever and a fictional autopilot with ALT and HDG functions. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 40 KIAS. |
| Master force gain | Starting value0.85 | What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits. |
| Profile force gain | Starting value0.95 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.95 with an indicated-speed reference of 80 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value80.0 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit. |
| Spring response reference speed | Starting value40.0 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it. |
| Aileron force scale | Starting value0.72 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value1 | What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings. |
| Trim feel | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement. |
| Trim relief | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| Autopilot follow | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel. |
| Autopilot neutral hold | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target. |
| Output force limit | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate. |
All 44 starting settings and their rationale
The settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.
| Setting | Starting value | What it controls and why |
|---|---|---|
| Spring strength | Starting value0.74 | What it controls and whyThe manual identifies the elevator-trim lever and a fictional autopilot with ALT and HDG functions. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 40 KIAS. |
| Spring deadband | Starting value0.04 | What it controls and whySets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner. |
| Profile force gain | Starting value0.95 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.95 with an indicated-speed reference of 80 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Master force gain | Starting value0.85 | What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits. |
| QBlend Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it. |
| QSpring Minimum Factor | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whySets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength. |
| QSpring Start Knots | Starting value8 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit. |
| Spring response reference speed | Starting value40.0 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value80.0 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit. |
| Airspeed spring stiffening gain | Starting value0.1 | What it controls and whyThe high-speed spring-stiffening gain is 0.1. It strengthens the permitted spring response above 40 KIAS, with the squared-speed ratio capped at 5. |
| Airspeed spring stiffening limit | Starting value5 | What it controls and whyLimits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap. |
| Aileron force scale | Starting value0.72 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value1 | What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings. |
| Output force limit | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate. |
| Trim feel | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement. |
| Trim relief | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| Elevator Authority | Starting value0.3 | What it controls and whyThe manual identifies the elevator-trim lever and a fictional autopilot with ALT and HDG functions. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0. |
| Aileron Authority | Starting value0 | What it controls and whyScales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response. |
| Force Trim Enabled | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyEnables local force trim, separate from aircraft-owned trim and add-on integration qualification. |
| GLoad Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it. |
| Rate Damping Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law. |
| Autopilot follow | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel. |
| Autopilot follow authority | Starting value0.05 | What it controls and whySets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply. |
| Autopilot neutral hold | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target. |
| Autopilot neutral hold strength | Starting value0.6 | What it controls and whySets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions. |
| Gain | Starting value0.35 | What it controls and whySets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate. |
| Maximum flap index | Starting value1 | What it controls and whySets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3. |
| Minimum flap index | Starting value1 | What it controls and whySets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate. |
| Shaker Enabled | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment. |
| Stick shaker amplitude | Starting value0.5 | What it controls and whySets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry. |
| Gain | Starting value0.42 | What it controls and whySets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration. |
| Gain | Starting value0.3 | What it controls and whySets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact. |
| Gain | Starting value0.75 | What it controls and whySets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry. |
| Gain | Starting value0.12 | What it controls and whySets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects. |
Limits and open questions
- Conventional manual control approximation for this aircraft, with modest aerodynamic loading. Accessory hydraulics and avionics do not establish powered primary controls.
- Pitch-only relief approximates the documented pitch trim. No rudder-to-roll substitution.
- Fictional ALT/HDG convenience AP is documented; no mechanical servo-follow target or historical AP installation inferred.
- Read-only native simulator channels; position input preserved. Actual accessory motion only. Custom systems, engine failures and historical operating procedures do not create unqualified force commands. Installed title/version and hardware travel remain acceptance limits.
- 80.0 KIAS is an estimated control-feel reference, not cruise TAS, V-speeds or an operating limit.
- Spring 0.74, lateral scale 0.72, trim relief 0.18/0; editable estimates, not measured hand forces.
- Physical and installed-aircraft checks are deferred. Save this profile as the aircraft default if telemetry omits its developer or configuration.
- Only actual accessory-position changes drive movement textures. No pressure-dependent failures, guessed servo outputs or input compensation.
- Earlier family-derived force values are superseded by this explicit review. Source limitations are not installed qualification.
Physical validation
No physical force validation is recorded in this public catalogue for this revision. Documentary review and software checks do not establish how a particular device feels.
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