The Hütters, best known as glider designers, responded to Reich Air Ministry calls for high-performance, strongly built dive bombers.

The Hü 136 design was highly innovative, with the pilot sitting far to the rear of the aircraft, his cockpit forming part of the vertical tail surface.

The design had no undercarriage, with a jettisonable dolly for takeoff and a retractable skid for landing.

The German Air Ministry (Reichsluftfahrtministerium) did not pursue the design, preferring to adopt the existing Henschel Hs 129.

Data from Luftwaffe secret projects : ground attack & special purpose aircraft[1]General characteristics Performance One replica is on display at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia.