Nord 2100 Norazur

The Nord 2100 Norazur was a 1940s French civil transport monoplane designed and built at Courbevoie near Paris by SNCAN.^[1][2]

Design and development

The Norazur was a high-wing cantilever monoplane with a retractable tricycle landing gear.^[1] Powered by two wing-mounted Potez piston engines in pusher configuration.^[1] It had an enclosed cabin for ten passengers or freight.^[1]

Designed to meet a post-war requirement for a light transport and training aircraft the Norazur first flew at Les Moreuax on 30 April 1947.^[2] An additional prototype with 290 kW (390 hp) Béarn 6D-07 engines is believed to have been built.^[2] With other similar designs available the type did not enter production.^[2]

Variants

N2100

Prototype light transport with two 310 kW (420 hp) Potez 8D-03 inverted, air-cooled V-8 piston engines in pusher configuration,^[3] one built.^[2]

N2101

Prototype with alternate 290 kW (390 hp) Béarn 6D-07 inverted, air-cooled V-6 piston engines in pusher configuration,^[3] believed to have been built.^[2]

N2102

Projected variant with two SNECMA 12S engines in tractor configuration.^[2]

Specifications

Data from ^[2]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: 10 passengers
• Length: 13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 18.0 m (59 ft 1 in)
• Height: 3.85 m (12 ft 8 in)
• Wing area: 38 m² (410 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 3,280 kg (7,231 lb)
• Gross weight: 4,630 kg (10,207 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Potez 8D-03 inverted V-8 piston engines in pusher configuration^[3], 310 kW (420 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 340 km/h (211 mph; 184 kn) at 1500m
• Cruising speed: 312 km/h (194 mph; 168 kn) at 3000m
• Range: 1,100 km (684 mi; 594 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 6,500 m (21,325 ft)

References

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