BG-12 | |
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BG 12/16 variant | |
Role | Sailplane# |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Sailplane Corporation of America for Homebuilding |
Designer | Gus Briegleb |
First flight | 1956 |
Developed from | Briegleb BG-6 |
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.
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