Wibault 360
# Wibault 360

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 Monoplane

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 $m^2$ (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)
