Briegleb BG-12

BG-12
BG 12/16 variant
Role Sailplane#
National origin United States
Manufacturer Sailplane Corporation of America for Homebuilding
Designer Gus Briegleb
First flight 1956
Developed from Briegleb BG-6

The Briegleb BG-12 is a single-seat sailplane of wooden construction developed in the United States in the 1950s. It was marketed for homebuilding in plans or kit form, with over 350 sets of plans selling by 1978. The BG-12 is a conventional sailplane design, with a high cantilever wing and a conventional empennage. Later models featured a highly-revised fuselage, a swept-forward tail fin, and an all flying tailplane with balance tabs.

Variants

BG 12
prototype derived from BG-6
BG 12A
Initial market version
BG 12B
1963 version with revised wing
BG 12BD
BG 12B with revised wing and ailerons[1]
BG 12C
Flapless 15 metre wing to meet FAI Standard Class requirements, one built.
BG 12/16
Revised, lower-drag fuselage and tail fin, all flying tailplane
Jobagy Bagyjo
BG-12 fuselage and empennage with Cherokee II Wings. Built in 1962 by John Jobagy, currently on display at the Aero Space Museum of Calgary[2]
Niedrauer NG-1
BG-12/16 fuselage shortened 9 inches and lengthened to accommodate reclined pilot position. BG-12B Horizontal tail. Airfoil changed to a NACA 4400 series. L/D of 35:1 at 55 mph (89 km/h).[3]

Aircraft on display

Specifications (BG 12BD)

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related development


Related lists

References

  1. Air Trials: 80. Winter 1971. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Soaring, July 1962
  3. Hall, Stan (June 1975). "Homebuilder's Hall". Soaring 39: 32.
  4. US Southwest Soaring Museum (2010). "Sailplanes, Hang Gliders & Motor Gliders". Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  5. "Collection". Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  6. "Collection". Retrieved 13 October 2011.
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