Nord Norécrin
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 Nord 1203 Norécrin |
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| Type | Cabin monoplane |
| Manufacturer | Nord Aviation |
| Maiden flight | 1945 |
| Number built | 470 |
The Nord 1200 Norécrin is a French two or three-seat (later four-seat) cabin monoplane designed and built by Nord Aviation.
[edit] Development
The Norécrin was developed to meet a French ministry of transport sponsored design competition. The Norécrin is a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a fixed tri-cycle landing gear and the prototype (Nord 1200) had a nose-mounted 100hp (75kW) Mathis G4R piston engine. The production version had three-seats and was designated the Nord 1201 Norécrin I. A number of variants were produced with different engines fitted. Later variants had four-seats and the Norécrin V was a two-seat military variant with machine-guns and rockets. It was a successful design and approximately 470 aircraft were built.
[edit] Variants
- 1200 Norécrin
- Prototype with a 100hp (75kW) Mathis G4R engine.
- 1201 Norécrin I
- Three-seat production variant with a 140hp (104kW) Renault 4P01 engine
- 1202 Norécrin
- Prototype four-seat variant.
- 1203 Norécrin II
- Production variant with 135hp (101kW) Regnier 4L00 engine.
- 1203 Norécrin III
- Norécrin II with modified landing gear.
- 1203 Norécrin IV
- Powered by a 170hp (127kW) Regnier 4L02 engine.
- 1203 Norécrin V
- Armed military variant.
- 1203 Norécrin VI
- 1955 production variant with a 145hp (108kW) Regnier 4L14 engine.
- 1204 Norécrin
- Powered by a 125hp (93kW) Continental C125 flat-four engine.
- 1204/II Norécrin
- Powered by a 145hp (108kW) Continental C145 flat-four engine.
[edit] Specifications (1203 Norécrin II)
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing, 2616.
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 3 passengers
- Length: 7.21 m (23 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 10.22 m (33 ft 6¼ in)
- Height: 2.90 m (9 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 13 m² (139.93 ft²)
- Empty weight: 652 kg (1437 lb)
- Gross weight: 1050 kg (2315 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Regnier 4L00 inline piston-engine, 101 kW (135 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 280 km/h (174 mph)
- Range: 900 km (559 miles)
- Service ceiling: 5000 m (16,405 ft)
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing, 2616.
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