Nord Pingouin
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| Pingouin | |
|---|---|
| Type | Communications and liaison monoplane |
| Manufacturer | Nord Aviation |
| Maiden flight | 1944 |
| Number built | 250 |
| Developed from | Messerschmitt Bf 108 |
The Nord Pingouin was a French built and re-engined Messerschmitt Bf 108 produced by Nord Aviation.
[edit] Development
In 1942 the construction of the Messerschmitt Bf 108 was transferred to the Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Nord (usually known as Nord) at Les Mereaux in occupied France. Before the liberation 170 Bf 108s were built and Nord continued to build the aircraft as the Nord 1000 and when re-engined with a 233hp (174kW) Renault 6Q 11 engine and was designated the Nord 1001 Pingouin I. A further update followed with a Renault 6Q 10 powered variant with four-seats which was designated the Nord 1002 Pingouin II. Total production was 250 with the majority used as communications and liaison aircraft with the French armed forces. The design was further developed with the tri-cycle landing gear Nord Noralpha.
[edit] Design
The Pingouin was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a braced horizontal tail surface and single rudder. It had a tailwheel landing gear with inward retracting main gear. The engine was nose-mounted and it had an enclosed cab with side-by-side seating for two and room for a third-passenger behind.
[edit] Variants
- 1000
- French-built Bf 108.
- 1001 Pingouin I
- Renault 6Q 11 powered variant.
- 1002 Pingouin II
- Four-seat Renault 6Q 10 powered variant.
[edit] Operators
[edit] Specifications (1002)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 3 passengers
- Length: 8.28 m (27 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 10.61 m (34 ft 10 in)
- Height: 2.29 m (7 ft 6½ in)
- Empty weight: 881 kg (1941 lb)
- Gross weight: 1356 kg (2987 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Renault 6Q 10, 179 kW (240 hp)
Performance
- Cruising speed: 257 km/h (160 mph)
- Range: 997 km (620 miles)
[edit] See also
Related development
[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, 2615/6.
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