CAB Supercab
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| GY-30 Supercab | |
|---|---|
| Type | Utility aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Constructions Aéronautiques du Béarn (CAB) |
| Designed by | Yves Gardan |
| Maiden flight | 5 February 1954 |
| Number built | 7 |
The CAB GY30 Supercab was a two-seat light aircraft built in France in 1954, as a further development of the CAB Minicab. The design was performed by Yves Gardan, a onetime employee of French aeronautical company SIPA.
[edit] Development
Changes incorporated in the Supercab (from the Minicab):
- A larger engine
- Retractable undercarriage. Manual retraction system.
- Slotted flaps replaced the split flaps of the Minicab
[edit] Production history
Seven units were constructed by CAB before the rights to the design were sold to Gardan's former employer (SIPA), who developed the design into the SIPA 1000. However, due to a downturn in the light aircraft market at that time, only three of the SIPA variant were produced before production was halted.[1]
[edit] Variants
- GY30 Supercab. Seven examples built by CAB
- SIPA 1000. Three examples built by SIPA
[edit] Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 5.50 m (18 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 8.20 m (26 ft 11 in)
- Height: 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 10.4 m² (112 ft²)
- Empty weight: 396 kg (873 lb)
- Gross weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental C90 horizontally-opposed four-cylinder air-cooled engine, 67 kW (90 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 275 km/h (171 mph)
- Range: 600 km (374 miles)
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 123.
- Simpson, R. W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing, 409.
- aviafrance.com
[edit] See also
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