Nord 3202

3202
Nord 3202 at Airventure 2006. This example has been re-engined with a Lycoming flat-6.
Role Trainer
National origin France
Manufacturer Nord
First flight 17 April 1957
Number built 101


The Nord Aviation 3202 was a 1950s French military trainer aircraft designed and built by Nord Aviation to meet a French Army requirement for a two-seat basic trainer, as a replacement for the biplane Stampe SV.4. Altogether, 101 examples were built, with the first flying on 17 April 1957.

Design

The 3202 was a cantilever low-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and a nose-mounted inline piston engine. It had an enclosed cockpit for pupil (front) and instructor (rear) in tandem.

Operation

The Nord 3202 was used as a military training aircraft. After retirement, many examples were sold to the civilian market, including several now (2012) flown in the United States.

Variants

Nord 3200
Prototype with a 240hp (179kW) Salmson 8AS04 engine.
Nord 3201
Prototype with a 170hp (127kW) Regnier 4L22 engine.
Nord 3202
Production aircraft with a Potez 4D32 engine, 50 built.
Nord 3202B
Production aircraft with a 260hp (194kW) Potez 4D34 engine, 50 built.
Nord 3202B1B
modified by Aérospatiale for use by the Patrouille de l'Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre in aerobatic competitions. Larger ailerons, lower weight, new landing gear, and variable-pitch propeller.
Nord 3212
Redesignation for 3202s fitted with radio compass and equipped for instrument flight training.

Operators

 France

Specifications (N 3202B)

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

References

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