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The Briegleb BG-6 was a 1930s single-seat glider designed by William G. Briegleb to be both factory and homebuilt.

BG-6
Role	Single-seat Glider Type of aircraft
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

Development

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

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

National Soaring Museum - In Storage[4]

Operators

 United States

• United States Army Air Corps

Specifications (BG-6)

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

• Briegleb El Mirage Airfield

Related lists

• List of Gliders

References

Notes

Bibliography

На других языках

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- [en] Briegleb BG-6

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[fr] Briegleb BG-6

Le Briegleb BG-6 était un planeur monoplace américain de la fin des années 1930, conçu par William G. Briegleb pour être produit en usine ou assemblé « maison » par des amateurs.

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