Briegleb BG-08

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

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

Related lists

  • List of Gliders

References

Notes

  1. ^ FAA Type Certificate GTC13
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  • v
  • t
  • e
  • BG-01
  • BG-02
  • BG-6
  • BG-7
  • BG-8
  • BG-12
  • BG-12BR
  • BG-12/16
  • BG-16
  • XTG-9
  • v
  • t
  • e
USAAC/USAAF/USAF glider aircraft designations 1924–1962, Tri-service designations 1962–present
USAAC/USAAF sequences (1924-1947)
Assault Glider
Bomb Glider
Cargo Glider
Fuel Glider
Powered Glider
Training Glider
1948 USAF redesignations
Tri-service sequence (1962-present)
1 Not assigned