Briegleb BG-08

BG-08
Role	Two-seat Training Glider
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

United States Army Air Corps

References

Notes

^ FAA Type Certificate GTC13
^ ^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.

[type-1] FAA Type Certificate GTC13

[andrade170-2] Andrade 1979, p. 170

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