Nord 3202
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| 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 |
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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
Specifications (N 3202B)
General characteristics
- Crew: two, pilot and instructor
- Length: 8.12 m (26 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)
- Height: 2.82 m (9 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 16.25 m² (175 ft²)
- Empty weight: 860 kg (1,895 lb)
- Maximum takeoff: 1,220 kg (2,690 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Potez 4D34, 190 kW (260 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 260 km/h (160 mph)
- Range: 1,000 km (620 mi)
- Service ceiling: m ( ft)
- Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
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- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 33.
- Aviafrance
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