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.

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

• 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

• de Havilland Chipmunk
• Fokker S-11
  

References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 33. 
• Aviafrance