Moynet 360

Moynet 360
Type:	twin-engine light aircraft
Design country:	France
Manufacturer:	Engins Matra
First flight:	17th December 1963
Number of pieces:	2

The Moynet 360 (also Sud Aviation / Matra M 360 Jupiter ) is a twin-engine aircraft produced by the French manufacturer Matra .

history

The French pilot , war hero in World War II , politician, racing car driver and racing car designer André Moynet designed the aircraft from 1957. The specialist press reported on the planning in 1961.

In June 1963, Matra presented the four to five-seat GAP-Matra M-360 Jupiter at the Paris Aviation Salon in Le Bourget, and on December 17, 1963 Andre Moynet and Lucien Tieles carried out the maiden flight. A six- to seven-seat second prototype, equipped with more powerful 290-hp Lycoming IO-540 engines, flew for the first time on May 23, 1965.

Technical specifications

F-BLKY in June 1977

Parameter	Data from the second prototype
crew	2
Passengers	5
length	8.77 m
span	11.49 m
height	2.46 m
Wing area	16.81 m²
Empty mass	1338 kg
Max. Takeoff mass	2390 kg
Cruising speed	338 km / h at 1830 m
Top speed	363 km / h at sea level
Range	2060 km in 4500 m and 45% power
Engines	2 × Lycoming IO-540 , 290 PS (approx. 210 kW )

Received aircraft

Both built Moynet 360s have been preserved; the first prototype belongs to the holdings of the Musée de l'air et de l'espace in Le Bourget .

After a thorough restoration, the second F-BLKY prototype flew for the first time in 30 years on July 26, 2018.

Comparable types

Cessna 336 Skymaster , first flight February 1961

literature

John WR Taylor (Ed.): Jane's All The World's Aircraft - 1965-66 , Sampson Low, Marston & Company Ltd., London, 1965, pp. 60 f.

Web links

Commons : Moynet 360 - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b First flight of the Moynet 360 Jupiter. (PDF) In: FLIGHT International, January 16, 1964. Flight International , January 16, 1964, p. 93 , accessed on September 16, 2018 (English): "[...] flown by Andre Moynet and Lucien Tieles"
↑ ^a ^b ^c Moynet 360-4 Jupiter / 360-6 Jupiter / Matra Moynet Jupiter. In: all-aero. Retrieved September 15, 2018 .
^ Sport and business. (PDF) In: FLIGHT, 7 December 1961. Flight International , 7 December 1961, accessed on 16 September 2018 (English): “Jupiter 75, designed by test pilot and Member of Parliament Andre Moynet, which is to be built by MATRA under the direction of Generated'Applications Plastiques of Romorantin. "
↑ Paris 1963. (PDF) In: FLIGHT International, 6 June 1963. Flight International , June 6, 1963, pp. 815-891 , accessed on September 16, 2018 (English): “Also featured at the Salon are the GAP- Matra M-360 Jupiter "push-pull" 4/5 seat light aircraft designed by Moynet "
^ Gil Roy: Second maiden flight of the French push-pull Moynet 360 Jupiter. In: Aerobuzz.de. Volker K. Thomalla, August 25, 2018, accessed September 15, 2018 .

[FLIGHT_International,_16_January_1964-1] First flight of the Moynet 360 Jupiter. (PDF) In: FLIGHT International, January 16, 1964. Flight International , January 16, 1964, p. 93 , accessed on September 16, 2018 (English): "[...] flown by Andre Moynet and Lucien Tieles"

[ac-2] Moynet 360-4 Jupiter / 360-6 Jupiter / Matra Moynet Jupiter. In: all-aero. Retrieved September 15, 2018 .

[FLIGHT,_7_December_1961-3] Sport and business. (PDF) In: FLIGHT, 7 December 1961. Flight International , 7 December 1961, accessed on 16 September 2018 (English): “Jupiter 75, designed by test pilot and Member of Parliament Andre Moynet, which is to be built by MATRA under the direction of Generated'Applications Plastiques of Romorantin. "

[FLIGHT_International,_6_June_1963-4] Paris 1963. (PDF) In: FLIGHT International, 6 June 1963. Flight International , June 6, 1963, pp. 815-891 , accessed on September 16, 2018 (English): “Also featured at the Salon are the GAP- Matra M-360 Jupiter "push-pull" 4/5 seat light aircraft designed by Moynet "

[ab_20180825-5] Gil Roy: Second maiden flight of the French push-pull Moynet 360 Jupiter. In: Aerobuzz.de. Volker K. Thomalla, August 25, 2018, accessed September 15, 2018 .