Wibault 360
| Wibault 360 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Wibault 365 | |
| Role | Airliner |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Wibault |
| Designer | Michel Wibault |
| First flight | 1931 |
The Wibault 360 was a 1930s French five-passenger airliner designed and built by the Wibault company.[1]
Design and development
[edit]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
[edit]- 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)
[edit]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
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Notes
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- "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.
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