Nord 2100 Norazur

2100 Norazur

National origin: France
Manufacturer: Nord Aviation
First flight: 1947
Number built: 1

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

Design and development

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

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. An additional prototype with 390hp Bearn 6D-07 engines is believed to have been built. With other similar designs available the type did not enter production.

Variants

N2100 Prototype light transport with two 420hp Potez 8D-03 piston engines in pusher configuration, one built. N2101 Prototype with alternate 390hp Beard 6D-07 engines, believed to have been built. N2102 Projected variant with two Snecma 125 engines in tractor configuration.

Specifications

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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 m (410 sq ft)
Empty weight: 3,280 kg (7,231 lb)
Gross weight: 4,630 kg (10,207 lb)
Powerplant: 2 x— Potez 8D-03 piston engines in pusher configuration, 310 kW (420 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 340 km/h (210 mph; 180 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)

Bibliography

French Post-War Transport Aircraft. Air-Britain. 1990. ISBN 0 85130 078 2.
Photo of N-2100

Nord 2100 Norazur Pictures and Nord 2100 Norazur for Sale.

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