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

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, and 67 kits were sold to homebuilders.Sailplane Directory
Three factory-built gliders were impressed into service with the

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in 1942.Andrade 1979, p. 170

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.

Aircraft on Display

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- In Storage

Operators

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Specifications (BG-6)

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