Nord Noralpha
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| Noralpha | |
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| Type | Communications and liaison monoplane |
| Manufacturer | Nord Aviation |
| Maiden flight | 1944 |
| Number built | 200 |
| Developed from | Messerschmitt Me 208 |
The Nord Noralpha was a French built and re-engined Messerschmitt Me 208 produced by Nord Aviation.
[edit] Development
Following the transfer of construction of the Messerschmitt Bf 108 to the Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Nord (usually known as Nord) at Les Mereaux in occupied France in 1942. The company built two prototypes of the Messerschmitt Me 208. One survived the liberation and was designated the Nord 1100 Noralpha. The company then produced a re-engined version with a Renault 6Q 10 engine as the Nord 1101 and with the Renault 6Q 11 it was known as the Nord 1102. The 1101 and 1102 were designated the Ramier I and Ramier II by the French military. One Nord 1104 Noralpha was fitted with a 240hp (179kW) Potez 6DØ for trials and two earlier 1101 Noralphas were converted with a Turbomeca Astazou turbo-shaft engine as the Nord 1110 Nord-Astazou in 1959.
[edit] Design
The Noralpha was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a braced horizontal tail surface and single rudder. It had a retractable tri-cycle landing gear. The engine was nose-mounted and it had an enclosed cab with side-by-side seating for two and room behind for a further two passengers.
[edit] Variants
- 1100
- French-built Me 208
- 1101 Noralpha / Ramier I
- Renault 6Q 10 (right-hand turning) powered variant.
- 1102 Noralpha / Ramier II
- Renault 6Q 11 (left-hand turning) powered variant.
- 1104 Noralpha
- One trials aircraft powered by a 240hp (179kW) Potez 6DØ engine.
- 1100 Nord-Astazou
- Two conversions with a Turbomeca Astazou turbo-shaft engine in 1959.
[edit] Operators
[edit] Specifications (1101 Noralpha)
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing, 2616.
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 3 passengers
- Length: 8.53 m (28 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 11.48 m (37 ft 8 in)
- Height: 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: 17.37 m² (187 ft²)
- Empty weight: 948 kg (2090 lb)
- Gross weight: 1645 kg (3627 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Renault 6Q 10 inline piston engine, 174 kW (233 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 305 km/h (189 mph)
- Range: 1200 km (745 miles)
- Service ceiling: 5900 m (19,355 ft)
[edit] See also
Related development
- Messerschmitt Me 208
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing, 2616.
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