Briegleb BG-6
| BG-6 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Single-seat Glider |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Sailplane Corporation of America |
| Designer | William G Briegleb |
| First flight | 1939 |
| Number built | 9 (+67 kits) |
| Variants | Briegleb BG-7 |
The Briegleb BG-6 was a 1930s single-seat glider designed by William G. Briegleb to be both factory and homebuilt.
Development
[edit]The BG-6 is a high-wing single-seat glider with a steel-tube-and-fabric fuselage, wooden wings with fabric covering and a metal-and-fabric tail. The type certificate was approved on 14 September 1940.[1]
Nine gliders were built by Briegleb's company, the Sailplane Corporation of America, and 67 kits were sold to homebuilders.[2] Three factory-built gliders were impressed into service with the United States Army Air Forces in 1942.[3]
Variants
[edit]- BG-6
- Company designation for both factory and homebuilt aircraft.
- XTG-9
- United States Army Air Corps designation for three factory built BG-6s which were impressed as training gliders in 1942.[3]
Aircraft on Display
[edit]National Soaring Museum - In Storage[4]
Operators
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Specifications (BG-6)
[edit]Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Wingspan: 32 ft 4 in (9.86 m)
- Wing area: 117.5 sq ft (10.91 m2)
- Aspect ratio: 8.9
- Gross weight: 425 lb (193 kg)
Performance
- Rate of sink: 179 ft/min (0.91 m/s)
See also
[edit]Related lists
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "FAA Type Certificate GTC6" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ a b Sailplane Directory Archived June 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Andrade 1979, p. 170
- ^ "Collection". Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
Bibliography
[edit]- Andrade, John (1979). U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Midland Counties Publications. ISBN 0-904597-22-9.
- Sailplane Directory