Wibault
| Industry | Aircraft manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1919 |
| Founder | Michel Wibault |
| Defunct | 1934 |
| Fate | Acquired by Breguet Aviation |
| Successor | Chantiers Aéronautiques Wibault-Penhoët (from 1931) |
| Headquarters | Boulogne-Billancourt , France |
Key people | Michel Wibault |
| Products | Reconnaissance, fighter, bomber aircraft; later civilian aircraft and airliners |
| Parent | Breguet Aviation (from 1934) |
The Wibault enterprise, formally known as Société des Avions Michel Wibault, was a French aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, in close proximity to Paris.
History
Established in 1919 by Michel Wibault, the firm originally specialized in producing reconnaissance, fighter, and bomber aircraft. After 1930, the company redirected its efforts primarily toward the civilian aviation sector.
Among its successful models was the Vickers Wibault, a licensed adaptation of the Wibault 7 that British manufacturer Vickers produced during the 1920s.
In 1930, Wibault partnered with the Penhoët shipyard to create the Wibault-Penhoët 280 trimotor airliner. The following year, this collaboration resulted in a merger forming Chantiers Aéronautiques Wibault-Penhoët. This new entity manufactured the 280 series airliners, with twelve units purchased by Air France. Prior to being acquired by Breguet Aviation in 1934, the company also developed transport and racing aircraft. Breguet Aviation continued production of several Wibault designs, including the Breguet 670 twin-engine airliner.
Aircraft
- Wibault 1 fighter (1918)
- Wibault 2 night bomber (1921)
- Wibault 3 fighter (1923)
- Wibault 7 fighter (1924)
- Wibault 72 fighter (1928)
- Wibault 73 fighter (1927)
- Wibault 74 fighter (1930)
- Wibault 8 Simoun fighter
- Wibault 9 fighter (1926)
- Wibault 10/II two-seat parasol wing reconnaissance aircraft (1923)
- Wibault 12 Sirocco fighter
- Wibault 121 Sirocco reconnaissance
- Wibault 122 fighter
- Wibault 123 reconnaissance
- Wibault 124 surveillance (1929)
- Wibault 125 reconnaissance (1930)
- Wibault 13 Trombe I lightweight single-seat fighter (1926)
- Wibault 130 Trombe I fighter
- Wibault 170 Tornade fighter (1928)
- Wibault 210 fighter (1929)
- Wibault 220 reconnaissance (1930)
- Wibault 240 transport seaplane (1933)
- Wibault 260 long-range reconnaissance (1930)
- Wibault 280T civil airliner (1930)
- Wibault 281T
- Wibault 282T
- Wibault 283T
- Wibault 313
- Wibault 360T5 civil airliner (1931)
- Breguet-Wibault 670 civil airliner (1935)
Noteworthy projects
- Wibault 4 heavy bomber concept (details unavailable)
- Wibault 5 single-seat parasol-wing fighter submitted for C.1 competition in 1923
- Wibault 6 two-seat parasol-wing fighter variant derived from Wibault 5
- Wibault 11 single-seat fighter powered by a 500 hp engine for C.1 contest in 1923
- Wibault 14 two-seat parasol wing touring aircraft proposal
- Wibault 14H floatplane adaptation of the Wibault 14
- Wibault 15 single-seat fighter designed for C.1 competition in 1926
- Wibault 160 Trombe II, an improved version of the Wibault 130 Trombe I, aimed at C.1 contest in 1926
- Wibault 230 three-engine transport aircraft concept (no data available)
- Wibault 270 single-seat lightweight fighter for C.1 competition in 1928
- Wibault 330 transport aircraft project (no further information)
- Wibault 340 two-seat low-wing touring aircraft proposal