Nord Norélan
| Norélan | |
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| Nord 1223 Norélan No. 02 F-BFDU at Meaux - Esbly airfield in June 1969 | |
| Role | Three-seat light trainer |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Nord Aviation |
| First flight | 1948 |
| Number built | 3 |
The Nord 1221 Norélan was a 1940s three-seat training monoplane designed and built in France by Nord Aviation.
Design and development
[edit]Designed as a three-seat trainer and first flown on 30 June 1948 the Norélan was a single-engined low-wing cantilever monoplane with a distinctive large dihedral angle to the wings. Originally to have a retractable tricycle landing gear the design was changed to a fixed tailwheel landing gear. A number of variants with different engines were produced but no production orders were received.
Variants
[edit]- 1221
- Prototype with 180hp (134kW) Mathis 8G-20 inverted Vee engine, later converted to 1222.
- 1222
- Prototype re-engined with a 180hp (134kW) Régnier 4L-02 inline engine
- 1223
- Powered by a 240hp (179kW) Argus As 10C inverted Vee engine, one built and prototype re-engined.
- 1226
- Engine-testbed for the 240hp (179kW) Potez 6D-0 inline engine. one built.
Specifications (1221)
[edit]General characteristics
- Crew: three
- Length: 7.37 m (24 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 10.20 m (33 ft 5 in)
- Height: 2.67 m (8 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 13.00 m2 (140 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 763 kg (1,682 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,115 kg (2,458 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Mathis 8G-20 , 134 kW (180 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 245 km/h (153 mph, 133 kn)
- Range: 880 km (550 mi, 480 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
References
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- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.