Wibault 360
Wibault · France · first flew 1931 · airliner
The Wibault 360 was a 1930s French five-passenger airliner designed and built by the Wibault company.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 11.18 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Low-wing monoplane with a single radial engine
- Enclosed cabin for a pilot and five passengers
- Conventional landing gear
It is a single-engine low-wing monoplane airliner with a radial engine in the nose and an enclosed passenger cabin.
Specifications
- The Wibault 360 has a length of 11.18 m (37 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 16.97 m (56 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 203 km/h (126 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
The design was based on the earlier three-engined Wibault 283 but was smaller. The prototype, the 360T5, first flew in August 1931 with a 230 hp Salmson 9Ab radial engine.
Variants
Variants included the 362 with a Gnome-Rhone 7Kb engine, the six-seat 365, the 366 built for the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race and the 367 with retractable landing gear.
Where you'll see it
The 360 was a low-wing monoplane with an enclosed cabin for a pilot and five passengers. The last of the series, the Wib.366, was designed to compete in the 1934 London to Melbourne air race but did not take part.
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