Wibault 10/II
| Industry | Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Founder | Michel Wibault |
| Headquarters | France |
The Wibault 10/II Tramontane was a French two-seat reconnaissance plane created by Société des Avions Michel Wibault to compete in the French military's 1923 A.2 contest.
Design and development
Evolving from the Wibault 9, the Wib 10/II adopted a parasol monoplane configuration with pilot and observer seated in tandem. Reflecting Wibault’s typical design philosophy, the aircraft was built entirely from Duralumin using corrugated metal skin and featured a strut-supported parasol wing.
Equipped with a Gnome & Rhône 9Ac nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, the powerplant included a crankcase cowling that left the cylinders exposed. Its fixed weaponry comprised two Vickers machine guns synchronized to fire through the propeller arc, along with two Lewis machine guns mounted on a flexible mount in the rear cockpit.