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The Briegleb BG-12 is a single-seat sailplane of wooden construction developed in the United States in the 1950s. It was marketed for homebuilding in plans or kit form, with over 350 sets of plans selling by 1978. The BG-12 is a conventional sailplane design, with a high cantilever wing and a conventional empennage. Later models featured a highly revised fuselage, a swept-forward tail fin, and an all flying tailplane with balance tabs.
Variants
- BG-12
- prototype derived from BG-6
- BG-12A
- Initial market version
- BG-12B
- 1963 version with revised wing
- BG-12BD
- BG-12B with revised wing and ailerons[1]
- BG-12C
- Flapless 15 metre wing to meet FAI Standard Class requirements, one built.
- BG-12/16
- Revised, lower-drag fuselage and tail fin, all flying tailplane
- Jobagy Bagyjo
- BG-12 fuselage and empennage with Cherokee II Wings. Built in 1962 by John Jobagy, currently on display at the Aero Space Museum of Calgary[2]
- Niedrauer NG-1
- BG-12/16 fuselage shortened 9 inches and lengthened to accommodate reclined pilot position. BG-12B Horizontal tail. Airfoil changed to a NACA 4400 series. L/D of 35:1 at Шаблон:Convert.[3]
Aircraft on display
Specifications (BG 12BD)
See also
References
Шаблон:Commons category Шаблон:Reflist
- Шаблон:Cite book
- sailplanedirectory.com
- plans sheet 12046
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ Soaring, July 1962
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web