CEA-101 CB.1 Gaivota
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| CB.1 Gaivota | |
|---|---|
 CB.1 Gaivota on approach in 2004 at Brigadeiro Cabral Airport | |
| General information | |
| Type | Sailplane |
| National origin | Brazil |
| Manufacturer | CEA-EEUFMG[1] |
| Designer | |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1965 |
| First flight | 1963 |
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.[2]
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.
