Engineering:Briegleb BG-6
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| 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
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
- ↑ "FAA Type Certificate GTC6". http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/46598a20d738053f8525673d0063b31c/$FILE/ATT3N3DQ/GTC6.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sailplane Directory
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Andrade 1979, p. 170
- ↑ "Collection". Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110516142717/http://www.soaringmuseum.org/collection.html. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
Bibliography
- Andrade, John (1979). U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Midland Counties Publications. ISBN 0-904597-22-9.
- Sailplane Directory
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