Briegleb BG-08

The Briegleb BG-08 was a 1940s two-seat glider designed by William G. Briegleb.

BG-08
Role Two-seat Training Glider
National origin United States
Manufacturer Sailplane Corporation of America
Designer William G Briegleb

Development

The BG-08 was a high-wing tandem two-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 31 December 1942.[1]

The glider was built by Briegleb's company, the Sailplane Corporation of America. Three gliders were impressed into service with the United States Army Air Forces in 1942.[2]

Variants
BG-08
Company designation
XTG-13
United States Army Air Corps designation for one BG-8 which was impressed as training glider in 1942.[2]
TG-13
United States Army Air Corps designation for two BG-8s which were impressed as training gliders in 1942.[2]

Operators
 United States

See also
  • Briegleb El Mirage Airfield

Related lists

  • List of Gliders

References


Notes
  1. FAA Type Certificate GTC13
  2. Andrade 1979, p. 170

Bibliography
  • Andrade, John (1979). U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Midland Counties Publications. ISBN 0-904597-22-9.
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