The Moynet 360 Jupiter was an example of a push-pull aircraft of a less common configuration, where a single conventional fuselage has an engine at either end; the Dornier Do 335 fighter used the same arrangement.

It was designed by André Moynet, a member of the National Assembly of France and a former government minister, while also a test-pilot,[2] and built by S.S. Engins Matra (so it is sometimes referred to as the Matra Moynet Jupiter[1]), the first prototype flying on 17 December 1963 with the designer and Lucien Tieles at the controls.

The main undercarriage legs, placed at the end of the centre section each carried a single wheel and retracted inwards electrically.

Behind it was a standard cabin, though the front seats were further ahead of the leading edge than usual because of the rearward shift of the centre of gravity caused by the rear engine.

For the same reason the rear fuselage was quite short, and it lacked the normal taper, giving it a boxy look, so that the second, pusher Lycoming could be mounted in the extreme tail.

The straight edged, tapered tailplane was mounted on the fuselage top above the engine, with small endplate fins carrying balanced rudders.

Seen from below, the long span of the tailplane was striking, about 44% of that of the wings; the elevators filled most of the outer part of its trailing edge, avoiding the propeller airstream.

The first, designated 360-4 and initially registered as F-WLKE had two 200 hp (150 kW) Lycoming IO-360-A1A engines driving two-bladed propellers and was configured as a 4-5 seater.