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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 230 hp (172 kW) 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 230 hp (172 kW) Salmson 9Ab radial engine, one built.
362
Variant powered by a 300 hp (224 kW) Gnome-Rhône 7Kb engine, two built in 1933.
365
Six-seat variant powered by a 500 hp (373 kW) Gnome-Rhône 9Kbrs radial engine, one built in 1933.
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), it did not take part in the race.
367
The Wibault 365 modified with a retractable landing gear.




Specifications (360 T.5)


Data from Air Transport: The Wibault Penhoet 360 T.5 MonoplaneGeneral 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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= Bibliography

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"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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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