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 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 Salmson 9Ab radial engine, one built.


 * 362
 * Variant powered by a 300 hp Gnome-Rhône 7Kb engine, two built in 1933.


 * 365
 * Six-seat variant powered by a 500 hp Gnome-Rhône 9Kbrs radial engine, one built in 1933.


 * 366
 * Variant for the MacRobertson Air Race powered by a 500 hp 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.