# Wibault 360

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French passenger aircraft

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](/source/France) five-passenger [airliner](/source/Airliner) designed and built by the [Wibault](/source/Wibault) company.[1]

## Design and development

The Wibault 360 was a low-wing [monoplane](/source/Monoplane) powered by a 230 hp (172 kW) [Salmson 9Ab](/source/Salmson_9A) [radial engine](/source/Radial_engine) and equipped with [conventional landing gear](/source/Conventional_landing_gear).[1] The design was based on the earlier three-engined [Wibault 283](/source/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](/source/MacRobertson_Air_Race).[1]

## Variants

**360T5**
- Prototype with a 230 hp (172 kW) [Salmson 9Ab](/source/Salmson_9A) radial engine, one built.[1]

**362**
- Variant powered by a 300 hp (224 kW) [Gnome-Rhône 7Kb](/source/Gnome-Rh%C3%B4ne_7K) engine, two built in 1933.[1]

**365**
- Six-seat variant powered by a 500 hp (373 kW) [Gnome-Rhône 9Kbrs](/source/Gnome-Rh%C3%B4ne_9K) radial engine, one built in 1933.[1]

**366**
- Variant for the [MacRobertson Air Race](/source/MacRobertson_Air_Race) powered by a 500 hp (373 kW) [Hispano-Suiza 12Ybrs](/source/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

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### Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-orbis_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-orbis_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-orbis_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-orbis_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-orbis_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-orbis_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-orbis_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-orbis_1-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-orbis_1-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-orbis_1-9) Orbis 1985, p. 3097

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Flight32_p175-6_2-0)** *Flight* 26 February 1932.

### Bibliography

- ["Air Transport: The Wibault Penhoet 360 T.5 Monoplane"](http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1932/1932%20-%200191.html). *[Flight](/source/Flight_International)*. Vol. XXIV, no. 9. 26 February 1932. pp. 175–176.

- *The [Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft](/source/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](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-2-914017-89-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-2-914017-89-3).{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_location_missing_publisher))

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