# Wibault 7

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French monoplane fighter

Wibault 7 Wibault 74 General information Type Monoplane fighter National origin France Manufacturer Wibault Designer Michel Wibault Primary user Aéronautique Militaire History Introduction date 1929 First flight 1924 Variant Vickers Wibault

The **Wibault 7** was a 1920s [French](/source/France) monoplane [fighter](/source/Fighter_aircraft) designed and built by *[Société des Avions Michel Wibault](/source/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_des_Avions_Michel_Wibault)*. Variants were operated by the French and Polish military and built under licence for Chile as the [Vickers Wibault](/source/Vickers_Wibault).

## Development

Developed from the earlier Wib.3 the Wibault 7 was a C.I category single-seat high-wing braced parasol monoplane fighter powered by a 480 [hp](/source/Horsepower) (360 [kW](/source/Kilowatt)) [Gnome-Rhone 9Ad](/source/Gnome-Rhone_9Ad) [radial engine](/source/Radial_engine). The main difference from earlier aircraft was the use of an all-metal construction system which was patented by Wibault. The first prototype flew in 1924, and was followed by two more prototypes. Despite being placed only third in the competition (behind the [Nieuport-Delage NiD 42](/source/Nieuport-Delage_NiD_42) and the [Gourdou-Leseurre GL.32](/source/Gourdou-Leseurre_GL.30)), an order for 25 Wib.7s was placed in January 1927.[1] These were followed in production by 60 aircraft for the *[Aéronautique Militaire](/source/A%C3%A9ronautique_Militaire)* as the **Wib.72** which entered service in 1929. 26 Wib.7s were built for Chile under licence by [Vickers](/source/Vickers) in England.

Plans to sell the aircraft to Poland did not come about, but the [PZL](/source/Pa%C5%84stwowe_Zak%C5%82ady_Lotnicze) company bought a licence and manufactured 25 aircraft with Bristol Jupiter engines, designated in Poland as Wibault 70C1, to the Polish military.[2] One or two of them were fitted with [Wright Cyclone](/source/Wright_Cyclone) engine.[2] The next variant was the **Wib.73**, with seven built for Paraguay. The French Navy bought some carrier-capable **Wib.74**s with a strengthened fuselage and arrestor hook.

## Variants

**Wib.7**
- Prototype powered by a 480 hp (358 kW) [Gnome-Rhone 9Ad](/source/Gnome-Rhone_9A) radial engine. Two further prototypes followed by 25 production aircraft.[1]

**[Wib.71](/source/Wibault_9)**

Re-engined with a 400 hp (298 kW) [Hispano 12 Jb](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hispano_12_J&action=edit&redlink=1) engine but redesignated Wib.9 before completion.[1]

**Wib.72**
- Strengthened production aircraft for French Air Force and Poland. 85 built.[1]

**Wib.73**
- Production aircraft for Poland and Paraguay powered by 336 kW (451 hp) [Lorraine-Dietrich 12Eb](/source/Lorraine-Dietrich_12E) [W engine](/source/W_engine). 11 built .[1]

**Wib.74**
- Production navalised aircraft for the French Navy. 18 built.[1]

**[Vickers Wibault Scout](/source/Vickers_Wibault)**
- Licensed production with a [Bristol Jupiter](/source/Bristol_Jupiter) engine for Chile, 26 built.

**Wibault 70C1**
- Licensed production with a Bristol Jupiter engine for Poland, 25 built by [PZL](/source/Pa%C5%84stwowe_Zak%C5%82ady_Lotnicze)[2]

## Operators

**[Chile](/source/Chile)**

- [Chilean Air Force](/source/Chilean_Air_Force)

**[France](/source/France)**

- *[Aéronautique Militaire](/source/A%C3%A9ronautique_Militaire)*

- [French Navy](/source/French_Navy)

**[Paraguay](/source/Paraguay)**

- [Paraguayan Air Force](/source/Military_of_Paraguay) received 7 Wib.73s. Three remained in service at the outbreak of the [Chaco War](/source/Chaco_War) between Paraguay and [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia).[1]

**[Poland](/source/Poland)**

- [Polish Air Force](/source/Polish_Air_Force)

## Specifications (Wib 7)

Wibault 7 C1 3-view drawing from L'Aéronautique April,1927

*Data from* *The Complete Book of Fighters*[1]

**General characteristics**

- **Crew:** one

- **Length:** 7.45 m (24 ft 5.33 in)

- **Wingspan:** 11.00 m (36 ft 1.13 in)

- **Height:** 2.90 m (9 ft 6.13 in)

- **Wing area:** 22.0 m2 (236.8 sq ft)

- **Empty weight:** 827 kg (1,823 lb)

- **Gross weight:** 1,444 kg (3,183 lb)

- **Powerplant:** 1 × [Gnome et Rhône 9Ac](/source/Bristol_Jupiter) , 313 kW (420 hp)

**Performance**

- **Maximum speed:** 227 km/h (141 mph, 123 kn)

- **Range:** 600 km (373 mi, 324 nmi)

- **Service ceiling:** 8,500 m (27,900 ft) [3]

- **Rate of climb:** 5.4 m/s (1,070 ft/min) [4]

**Armament**

- 2x 7.7 mm [Vickers machine guns](/source/Vickers_machine_gun)

## See also

- [Aerial operations in the Chaco War](/source/Aerial_operations_in_the_Chaco_War)

**Related development**

- [Vickers Wibault](/source/Vickers_Wibault)

**Related lists**

- [List of Interwar military aircraft](/source/List_of_Interwar_military_aircraft)

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Wibault 7](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wibault_7).

### Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Complete_fighters_p596_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Complete_fighters_p596_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Complete_fighters_p596_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Complete_fighters_p596_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Complete_fighters_p596_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Complete_fighters_p596_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-Complete_fighters_p596_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-Complete_fighters_p596_1-7) Green and Swanborough 1994, p. 596.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-morg_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-morg_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-morg_2-2) Morgała, Andrzej (2003), p. 29-31

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Angelucci 1983, p. 116.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Climb to 5,000 m (16,400 ft):15.3 min.

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- Morareau, Lucien (May 1996). "Les Wibault 74 de la Marine" [The Naval Wibault 7s]. *Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire* (in French) (38): 14–19. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1243-8650](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1243-8650).

- Morgała, Andrzej (2003). *Samoloty wojskowe w Polsce 1924–1939* [Military aircraft in Poland 1924–1939], Warsaw: Bellona. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [83-11-09319-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/83-11-09319-9) (in Polish)

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