Nord Norécrin
| 1200 Norécrin |
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| Nord 1203 Norécrin |
| Role |
Cabin monoplane |
| Manufacturer |
Nord Aviation |
| First flight |
1945 |
| Number built |
378 |
The Nord 1200 Norécrin is a French two or three-seat (later four-seat) cabin monoplane designed and built by Nord Aviation.
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 retractable tri-cycle landing gear and the prototype (Nord 1200) was designed to receive a nose-mounted 100hp (75kW) Mathis G4R piston engine but flew only with a 140 hp Renault 4 Pei (first flight on December 15 1945 with Georges Detre as test pilot). 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 378 aircraft were built.
Variants
- 1200 Norécrin
- Prototype with a 140hp (104kW) Renault 4Pei engine.
- 1201 Norécrin I
- Three-seat production variant with a 140hp (104kW) Renault 4P01 engine (22 built)
- 1202 Norécrin
- Prototype four-seat variant with a 160 hp Potez LEM 4D01 engine
- 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 160hp (119kW) Regnier 4L14 engine.
- 1203 Norécrin M1
- 1955 prototype with a 180 hp derated to 160hp (119kW) Lycoming 0360 engine.
- 1204 Norécrin
- Powered by a 125hp (93kW) Continental C125 flat-four engine.
- 1204/II Norécrin
- Powered by a 145hp (108kW) Continental C145-2 flat-four engine.
Operators
- Brazil
- OMTA - One aircraft only.
- Israel
Specifications (1203 Norécrin II)
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. pp. 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)
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. pp. 2616.
- Le Trait d'Union (The Norecrin serie by Claude Salaun issue 109 to 121 1986-1988). French branch of Air Britain.
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