Nord Aviation
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Nord Aviation was a state-owned French aircraft manufacturer. It was created on October 1, 1954 upon the acquisition of SFECMAS by S.N.C.A.N. (Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Nord). Paradoxically, the company was based in the centre of France, on the site of Bourges airport, in the département of Cher. In 1970, Nord Aviation merged with Sud Aviation to create Société Nationale d'Industrie Aérospatiale (SNIAS), later renamed Aerospatiale and ultimately merged into European aerospace corporation EADS in 2000.
[edit] Aircraft Production
| Model | Year | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Nord 1000 Pingouin | 1944 | Communications and Liaison |
| Nord 1001 Pingouin I | 1944 | Communications and Liaison |
| Nord 1002 Pingouin II | 1944 | Communication and Liaison |
| Nord 1100 Noralpha | 1944 | Prototype |
| Nord 1101 Noralpha | ||
| Nord 1102 Noralpha | ||
| Nord 1104 Noralpha | Engine Test | |
| Nord 1110 Nord-Astazou | 1958 | Engine Test |
| Nord 1200 Norécrin | 1945 | Prototype |
| Nord 1201 Norécrin | Four-seat cabin monoplane | |
| Nord 1202 Norécrin II | ||
| Nord 1203 Norécrin II/III/IV/V | ||
| Nord 1204 Norécrin | 1959 | |
| Nord 1221 Norélan | 1948 | Light Trainer |
| Nord 1222 Norélan | Light Trainer | |
| Nord 1223 Norélan | Light Trainer | |
| Nord 1400 Noroit | 1948 | Flying Boat |
| Nord 1401 Noroit | 1949 | Flying Boat |
| Nord 1402 Noroit | Flying Boat | |
| Nord 1402A Gerfaut IA | 1954 | Delta-wing research aircraft |
| Nord 1402B Gerfaut IB | Delta-wing research aircraft | |
| Nord 1405 Gerfaut | 1956 | Delta-Wing research aircraft |
| Nord 1500 Griffon I | 1955 | Research aircraft |
| Nord 1500 Griffon II | 1957 | Research aircraft |
| Nord 1601 | 1950 | Research aircraft |
| Nord 1750 Norelfe | Research helicopter | |
| Nord 2500 Noratlas | 1949 | Military transport |
| Nord 2501 Noratlas | 1950 | Military transport |
| Nord 2502 Noratlas | Civil transport | |
| Nord 2503 Noratlas | 1956 | Engine test |
| Nord 2504 Noratlas | French Navy flying classroom | |
| Nord 2506 Noratlas | Assault transort version | |
| Nord 2507 Noratlas | Rescue version | |
| Nord 2508 Noratlas | Cargo transport | |
| Nord 3200 | 1957 | Primary trainer |
| Nord 3201 | Primary trainer | |
| Nord 3202 | Primary trainer | |
| Nord 3400 | 1958 | Army observation |
| Nord 262 | 1962 | Civil airliner |
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