Beneš-Mráz Bibi

The Beneš-Mráz Bibi was a 1930s Czechoslovak two-seat touring aircraft.

Design and development
The Bibi was designed and manufactured by Beneš-Mráz, developed from the Beta-Minor design. The Bibi was a lighter, smaller aircraft in which the seats were side-by-side instead of in tandem, and the cockpits were fully enclosed, retaining the Beta-Minor's cantilever low-wing cantilever monoplane layout, with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. Development of the Bibi began with the Be-501 two-seat cabin tourer, and culminated with the Be-555 Super Bibi.

Operational history
One example of the Be-550 Bibi (OK-BET) was imported into the United Kingdom, stored during World War II, then registered as G-AGSR until a fatal crash in 1951.

Variants

 * Be-501 Bibi
 * Single seat, initial development aircraft for the Bibi cabin tourer.


 * Be-502 Bibi
 * Single seat development prototype for the Bibi series.


 * Be-550 Bibi
 * Initial production version introduced in 1936, with at least six built, including single exports to Egypt and the UK.


 * Be-555 Super Bibi
 * The final iteration of the Bibi with many improvements. Production continued after the start of WWII, with at least ten built.