Briegleb BG-6

Briegleb 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 ft^2 (10.91 m^2) Aspect ratio: 8.9 Gross weight: 425 lb (193 kg) Performance Rate of sink: 179 ft/min (0.91 m/s) See also Related lists List of Gliders References Notes FAA Type Certificate GTC6 Sailplane Directory Andrade 1979, p. 170 "Collection". 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