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Wibault 283.T12

W280-2Scrapped

RegistrationFRF-AKEL

OperatorAir France

2operators

0incidents

0accidents

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Wibault 283.T12. Operated for Air France and CIDNA. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerWibault-Penhoët

Country of registrationFrancia

MSN2

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Wibault 280

Figures for the 283.T12 variant, the most representative of the family

Length17.0 m56 ft

Wingspan22.6 m74 ft

Height5.8 m19 ft

Range1,000 km540 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed230 km/h124 ktMach 0.22

Service ceiling5,200 m17,060 ft

Maximum take-off weight6,350 kg13,999 lb

Maximum payload2,084 kg4,594 lbIts 10 passengers with baggage would weigh about 1.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity10 passengers

Endurance4 h 21 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1930 (96 years ago) · About 18 units built · Production ended in 1934

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Oct 1, 1933

Delivered to Air France

Delivered to Air France as F-AKEL.

Operators

1933-10-01

Air France

Registration F-AKEL

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CIDNA

Registration F-AKEL

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Wibault 283.T12 · F-AKEL · Air France}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/W280-2},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/W280-2}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

Wikipedia

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