CAB Minicab

The Minicab is a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage, powered by a Continental A65 engine. Its design was a scaled-down version of the aircraft that Yves Gardan had designed for SIPA, the SIPA S.90. The pilot and passenger sit side by side and access to the cockpit is via a one-piece perspex canopy that hinges forwards. Gardan's intention was to produce a low-cost, easy-to-fly, easy-to-maintain aircraft with the possibility of homebuilding. ==Production==

The prototype Minicab first flew at Pau-Idron on 1 February 1949 with Max Fischl at the controls. CAB manufactured a total of about 65 Minicabs when production ended in 1955. The rights for the plans were then acquired by Arthur Ord-Hume in the United Kingdom who re-drew the drawings and made various minor changes for homebuilders, incorporating the improvements developed by M. Jean Barritault on his JB.01 Minicab. Another development is the K&S or Squarecraft Cavalier which is a redesigned Minicab in several versions with plans translated from French to English and modified by Stan Mcleod. The plans were marketed by K&S Aircraft of Calgary, Alberta and later MacFam. ==Operational history==

Type certification was obtained in mid-April 1949. By the end of 1950, a Minicab had won the Coupe de Vitesse de Deauville (Deauville Cup for speed), and the Grand Prix Aérien de Vichy (Vichy Aerial Prize). ==Variants==

;GY-20 Minicab:CAB first production model. ;GY-201 Minicab:refined version with increased fuel capacity, reduced wingspan, strengthened undercarriage, split flaps, and castoring tailwheel. CAB final production model and also principal homebuilt version. ;Barritault JB.01 Minicab: one modified aircraft built by M. Jean Barritault; these improvements were incorporated into Ord-Hume's GY.201 plans. ;Falconar Hawk:Minicabs built to plans supplied by Falconar ;Falconar MiniHawk:plans-built design from Falconar with tricycle undercarriage. ;MacFam Cavalier (K&S or Squarecraft Cavalier):Redesigned in several versions principally with tricycle and swept tail surfaces, and strengthened for a more powerful engine. ==Specifications (GY-20) ==