Nord 2100 Norazur

2100 Norazur
Role Ten-passenger transport monoplane
National origin France
Manufacturer Nord Aviation
First flight 30 April 1947
Number built 1

The Nord 2100 Norazur was a 1940s French military 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 Mureaux 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 (210 mph, 180 kn) at 1500m
  • Cruise speed: 312 km/h (194 mph, 168 kn) at 3000m
  • Range: 1,100 km (680 mi, 590 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 6,500 m (21,300 ft)

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d "Un Nouvel Avion Francais". Flight. 29 May 1947. p. 506. ISSN 1368-485X.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Chillon et al, 1980, p. 97
  3. ^ a b c Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1950-51, p.150c

Bibliography

  • Bridgman, Leonard (1950). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1950-51. London: Sampson, Low, Marston and Co. Ltd. p. 150c.
  • Chillon, Jacques; Dubois, Jean-Pierre & Wegg, John (1980). French Post-War Transport Aircraft. Tonbridge, UK: Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-078-2.
  • Photo of N-2100