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TaylorcraftCertified · Fixed-wing · United States

TG-6

Seats
2 2
Power
64 hp48 kW
Cruise
72 kt134 km/h
US register
1 aircraft1 aircraft
Taylorcraft TG-6
Taylorcraft TG-6
Taylorcraft TG-6
Taylorcraft TG-6
Taylorcraft TG-6
Photo: Juergen Schiffmann · CC BY-SA 4.0Photo: Aeroprints.com · CC BY-SA 3.0Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainPhoto: United States Army Air Forces · Public domainPhoto: United States Army Air Forces · Public domain

About the TG-6

The Taylorcraft TG-6 is a single-engine, type-certificated training glider designed to instruct beginning pilots for military troop glider operations. Modified from an existing civilian light aircraft, its layout replaces the engine with an instructor's seat in a redesigned nose, alongside a slightly enlarged tail and modified landing gear, making it suitable for flight training schools.

Early in the Second World War, military aviation branches required simplified training gliders, leading companies to convert civilian designs rapidly. The prototype modifications were completed in a matter of days, with a total of units built for the Army and Navy. After the conflict, surplus gliders were frequently converted by civilian owners into powered aircraft, and surviving examples have since been restored for museum display and airshows.

Engines fitted

1 aircraft
EnginePowerShare of fleetAircraft
Franklin 4AC176B 65 hp 1

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