Nord 2100 Norazur

2100 Norazur
Role	Ten-passenger transport monoplane
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.^[1][2]

Design and development

The Norazur was a high-wing cantilever monoplane with a retractable tricycle landing gear.^[1] Powered by two wing-mounted Potez piston engines in pusher configuration.^[1] It had an enclosed cabin for ten passengers or freight.^[1]

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.^[2] An additional prototype with 390hp Bearn 6D-07 engines is believed to have been built.^[2] With other similar designs available the type did not enter production.^[2]

Variants

N2100

Prototype light transport with two 420hp Potez 8D-03 piston engines in pusher configuration, one built.^[2]

N2101

Prototype with alternate 390hp Beard 6D-07 engines, believed to have been built.^[2]

N2102

Projected variant with two Snecma 125 engines in tractor configuration.^[2]

Specifications

Data from ^[2]

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 m² (410 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 3,280 kg (7,231 lb)
• Gross weight: 4,630 kg (10,207 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × 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)

References

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Un Nouvel Avion Francais". Flight: p.506. 29 May 1947. ISSN 1368-485X. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1947/1947%20-%200872.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Chillon et al, 1980, p. 97

Bibliography

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