Wibault 360

Wibault 360
Wibault 365
General information
Type	Airliner
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Wibault
Designer	Michel Wibault
History
First flight	1931

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

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

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 4 passengers
• Length: 11.18 m (36 ft 8 in)
• Wingspan: 16.97 m (55 ft 8 in)
• Height: 2.94 m (9 ft 8 in)
• Wing area: 31.8 m² (342 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 1,272 kg (2,804 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,900 kg (4,189 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Salmson radial engine, 170 kW (230 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 203 km/h (126 mph, 110 kn) at sea level
• Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)

References

Notes

1. Orbis 1985, p. 3097
2. Flight 26 February 1932.

Bibliography

• "Air Transport: The Wibault Penhoet 360 T.5 Monoplane". Flight . Vol. XXIV, no. 9. 26 February 1932. pp. 175–176.
• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
• Lacaze, Henri (2016). Les avions Louis Breguet Paris[The Aircraft of Louis Breguet, Paris] (in French). Vol. 2: le règne du monoplan. Le Vigen, France. ISBN   978-2-914017-89-3.