Wibault 360

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Wibault 360
Wibault 365 L'Aerophile Salon 1932.jpg
Wibault 365
Role Airliner
National origin France
Manufacturer Wibault
Designer Michel Wibault
First flight1931

The Wibault 360 was a 1930s French five-passenger airliner designed and built by the Wibault company. [1]

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Design and development

The Wibault 360 was a low-wing monoplane powered by a 230 hp (172 kW) Salmson 9Ab radial engine and equipped with conventional landing gear. [1] The design was based on the earlier three-engined Wibault 283 but the 360 was smaller and had an enclosed cabin for a pilot and five passengers. [1] The prototype, designated the 360T5, first flew in August 1931. [1] A number of variants were built with different engines, the last of the series was the Wib.366 designed to compete in the 1934 London to Melbourne air race. [1]

Variants

360T5
Prototype with a 230 hp (172 kW) Salmson 9Ab radial engine, one built. [1]
362
Variant powered by a 300 hp (224 kW) Gnome-Rhône 7Kb engine, two built in 1933. [1]
365
Six-seat variant powered by a 500 hp (373 kW) Gnome-Rhône 9Kbrs radial engine, one built in 1933. [1]
366
Variant for the MacRobertson Air Race powered by a 500 hp (373 kW) Hispano-Suiza 12Ybrs engine, it had a cruising speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), [1] it did not take part in the race.
367
The Wibault 365 modified with a retractable landing gear. [1]

Specifications (360 T.5)

Data from Air Transport: The Wibault Penhoet 360 T.5 Monoplane [2]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Orbis 1985, p. 3097
  2. Flight 26 February 1932.

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