Bowlus TG-12

The Bowlus TG-12 was a proposed American training glider conceived by Bowlus in the early 1940s.

TG-12
Role	Glider
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Bowlus Sailplanes
Number built	0
Developed from	Bowlus XBM-5

Design and development

The TG-12 was designed as a two-seat training glider with a side-by-side cockpit configuration, based on the company's XBM-5 (company designation). Three TG-12s were ordered on 28 April 1942 with the serials 42-96830/96832 along with a static test airframe, but the order was cancelled on 5 August 1943 without any aircraft being built.

Variants

Bowlus XTG-12-BS

2 completed (Baugher lists only 42-57200), 3 ordered

Bowlus XTG-12A-BS

conflicting info., poss. side-by-side one ordered/poss. civil impress.

Bowlus TG-12A-BS

[Project] production model, contract cancelled

(Note: the TG-12B was a separate design: a Bowlus built Mitchell M1PU3

Specifications

Data from

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Length: 24 ft 10 in (7.56 m)
• Wingspan: 45 ft 5 in (13.84 m)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 100 mph (160 km/h, 87 kn)

See also

• List of gliders