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CB.1 Gaivota
CB.1 Gaivota on approach in 2004 at Brigadeiro Cabral Airport
Role SailplaneType of aircraft
National origin Brazil
Manufacturer CEA-EEUFMG
Designer Cláudio de Barros
First flight 1963
Introduction 1965
Number built 1

The CEA-101 CB.1 Gaivota (Brazilian name for the seagull bird), is a single-seat sailplane of high-wing construction designed in 1963 in Brazil.

It was designed by the Portuguese engineer and professor Cláudio de Barros. The CEA-101 was of great importance for the further development of aviation in Minas Gerais. The Minas Gerais Gliding Club used the aircraft as a training aircraft until the early 1980s. After that, the CB.1 was lost in a hangar for a while. In 2001, with the help of former students of DEMEC and aviation friends of CEA, it was restored and since 2003 it is again airworthy with the registration PP-ZTZ.

Specifications

Data from Pereira 1997, p. 73

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 5.52 m (18 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan: 15 m (49 ft 3 in)
  • Upper wingspan: 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
  • Wing area: 10.22 m (110.0 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 190 kg (419 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 280 kg (617 lb)

Performance

  • Stall speed: 65 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn)
  • Never exceed speed: 260 km/h (160 mph, 140 kn)
  • Maximum glide ratio: 1.38 at 90 km/h (56 mph)
  • Rate of sink: 0.89 m/s (175 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 17.8 kg/m (3.6 lb/sq ft)

Notes

  1. Simons, Martin (2005). Sailplanes 1965 - 2000. Königswinter: EQIP Werbung & Verlag GmbH. pp. 16–17. ISBN 3 9808838 1 7.
  2. Pereira, Roberto (1997). Enciclopédia de Aviões Brasileiros. São Paulo: Editora Globo. p. 73. ISBN 8525021377.
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