BG-6 Briegleb   


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General Details
Manufacturer: Briegleb
Plane Name:

BG-6

Classified as: Unclassified
Country Of Origin: U S A
Designer: William G. Briegleb
No. of Seats 1
No. Built 76
   
Performance:
L/DMax: 16.5 64 kph/ 35 k/ 40 mph
   
MinSink: 0.91 m/s / 3.0 fps / 1.78 kt
   


 

Specifications:
Span Area Empty Weight Payload Gross Weight Wing Load Water Ballast
m ft sq.m sq.ft kg lb. kg lb. kg lb. kg
/sq.m
lb.
/sq.ft
kg lb.
9.86 32.35 10.91 117.5 107 235 86 190 193 425 17.69 3.63 0 0
Aspect ratio: 8.9
Airfoil: NACA 4412
Structure: 2-Strut-braced, 2-spar, constant chord, wood/fabric wings; metal/fabric tail; steel-tube/fabric fuselage
Engine:

Comment:
The BG-6 was introduced in 1939 and produced in both complete and kit form. It has no devices for glidepath control. A few factory-built ships were used as training gliders in World Was II.


           

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