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In January 1937 Major Werner Junck, chief of the LC II, the technical wing of the Reichsluftfahrtministerium responsible for the development of new aircraft, informed various minor aircraft manufacturers such as Bücker, Fieseler, Gothaer Waggonfabrik, Flugzeugwerke Halle and Klemm that they would not get any contracts for the development of military aircraft. He therefore advised them to concentrate in the development of a Volksflugzeug or a small twin-engined plane. Following on from the success of the Bü 133 Jungmeister the Bücker company designed the Bü 180, while the other companies produced the Fi 253, the Si 202, the Kl 105 and the Go 150.
It was a low-wing cantilever monoplane that would be later used as a trainer aircraft and named Student. The wing was of wooden construction with a mixture of plywood and fabric covering. The fuselage was a steel tube frame forward and a wooden monocoque aft with a fabric covering. The Student had a fixed tailskid landing gear and was powered by a Walter Mikron II inline engine. The prototype first flew in 1937 and a small number were built for civilian use.
The Bü 180 was suitable as a glider tow plane and for conversion training from gliding to powered flight. It also proved its worth on long-distance flights, such as a 25,000 km flight to Africa in 1938. In April 1939, a Bü 180 set a speed record over 1000 kilometers in its class, achieving an average speed of 171.95 km/h. With the outbreak of war, small-scale series production ceased.

All Bü 180s were scrapped in 1943; only a few exported abroad survived.

Type	Two seat sportplane
Engine	1 Zündapp O-092	1 Walter Mikron II with 2-bladed fixed pitch propeller
Dimensions	Length 7,25 , height 1,90 m , span 11,50 m , wing area 15,0 m2 ,	Length 7,1 , height 1,90 m , span 11,50 m , wing area 15,0 m2 ,
Weights	Empty 310 kg , loaded 540 kg , max. take off weight	Empty 295 kg , loaded 540 kg , max. take off weight
Performance	Max.. speed 170 km/h, cruising speed 155 km/h , range 650 km, endurance , service ceiling 4000 m , climb	Max.. speed 175 km/h, cruising speed 160 km/h , range 650 km, endurance , service ceiling 4500 m , climb to 1000 m 8 min. 54 sec.