Constructions Aéronautiques du Béarn (CAB) was a French aircraft manufacturer established by Max Laporte and

Yves Gardan Yves may refer to: * Yves, Charente-Maritime, a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in France * Yves (given name), including a list of people with the name * ''Yves'' (single album), a single album by Loona * ''Yves'' (film), a 2019 Fre ...

in Pau,

Béarn The Béarn (; ; oc, Bearn or ''Biarn''; eu, Bearno or ''Biarno''; or ''Bearnia'') is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. Along with the three Bas ...

in 1948. Its main product was the

Minicab Taxicabs are regulated throughout the United Kingdom, but the regulation of taxicabs in London is especially rigorous with regard to mechanical integrity and driver knowledge. An official report observed that: "Little however is known about ...

, a two-seat low-wing monoplane light aircraft of Gardan's design constructed in wood with a fabric covering, and equipped with a fixed

tailwheel undercarriage Conventional landing gear, or tailwheel-type landing gear, is an aircraft An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynami ...

, while the similar Supercab had a retractable undercarriage and detail refinements. The company ceased business in the mid-1950s.

Aircraft

CAB Minicab __NOTOC__ The CAB GY-20 Minicab is a two-seat light aircraft designed by Yves Gardan and built in France by Construction Aeronautiques du Bearn (CAB)Jackson Vol II, 1988, p.377 in the years immediately following World War II. CAB was formed in 19 ...

CAB Supercab __NOTOC__ The CAB GY-30 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 Sipa (lit ...

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Constructions Aeronautiques du Bearn Defunct aircraft manufacturers of France Manufacturing companies established in 1948 Companies disestablished in the 1950s