BG-08 | |
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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.
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]