Wibault 360 Explained
The
Wibault 360 was a 1930s
French five-passenger
airliner designed and built by the
Wibault company.
Design and development
The Wibault 360 was a low-wing monoplane powered by a 2300NaN0 Salmson 9Ab radial engine and equipped with conventional landing gear. 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. The prototype, designated the 360T5, first flew in August 1931. 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.
Variants
- 360T5
Prototype with a 2300NaN0 Salmson 9Ab radial engine, one built.
- 362
Variant powered by a 3000NaN0 Gnome-Rhône 7Kb engine, two built in 1933.
- 365
Six-seat variant powered by a 5000NaN0 Gnome-Rhône 9Kbrs radial engine, one built in 1933.
- 366
Variant for the MacRobertson Air Race powered by a 5000NaN0 Hispano-Suiza 12Ybrs engine, it had a cruising speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), it did not take part in the race.
- 367
The Wibault 365 modified with a retractable landing gear.References
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