Briegleb BG-6
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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.
Nine gliders were built by Briegleb's company, the Sailplane Corporation of America
, and 67 kits were sold to homebuilders. Three factory-built gliders were impressed into service with the United States Army Air Force in 1942.
XTG-9
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.Nine gliders were built by Briegleb's company, the Sailplane Corporation of America
Sailplane Corporation of America
The Sailplane Corporation of America was a US manufacturer of sailplanes founded by Gus Briegleb at a former US Army Airfield at El Mirage Dry Lake in California to market kits and plans of his own designs. The firm's greatest success was the Briegleb BG 12 wooden sailplane, but it also sold plans...
, and 67 kits were sold to homebuilders. Three factory-built gliders were impressed into service with the United States Army Air Force in 1942.
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.