Nord 3400
The Nord 3400 Norbarbe is a French two-seat observation and casualty-evacuation aircraft built by Nord Aviation for the French Army Light Aviation.[1]
Design and development
The Nord 3400 was designed to meet a French Army requirement for a two-seat observation aircraft with a secondary casualty-evacuation role. The 3400 is a braced-high-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and an enclosed cabin with tandem seating for a pilot and observer. The prototype F-MBTD first flew on 20 January 1958 powered by a 240hp (179kW) Potez 4D-30 engine. A second prototype with an increased wing area followed and it was powered by a 260 hp (194 kW) Potez 4D-34 engine. A production batch of 150 was ordered by the French Army in the same configuration as the second prototype.
Operators
France
Specifications
Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2 (pilot, observer)
- Length: 8.42 m (27 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 13.00 m (42 ft 7¾ in)
- Height: 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 20.82 m2 (224.10 ft2)
- Empty weight: 920 kg (2028 lb)
- Gross weight: 1350 kg (2976 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Potez 4D-34 four-cylinder inline piston engine, 194 kW (260 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 235 km/h (146 mph)
- Range: 1000 km (621 miles)
See also
- Related lists
References
- ↑ Flying Magazine: 50. August 1961.
- ↑ Orbis 1985, page 2618
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
External links
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