- Nord Noralpha
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Noralpha 
Nord 1101 Noralpha, in French Air Force markings, taking-off from Coventry Airport, England, in 2000. Role Communications and liaison monoplane Manufacturer Nord Aviation First flight 1944 Number built 200 Developed from Messerschmitt Bf 108 The Nord Noralpha was a French built and re-engined Messerschmitt Bf 108 produced by Nord Aviation.
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Development
Construction of the Messerschmitt Bf 108 was transferred to the Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Nord (usually known simply as Nord) at Les Mureaux, to the west of Paris, 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. The 1101 was designated the Ramier by the French military. One Nord 1104 Noralpha was fitted with a 240 hp (179 kW) 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.
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.
Variants
- 1100
- French-built Bf 108
- 1101 Noralpha / Ramier I
- Renault 6Q 10 (right-hand turning) powered variant.[1][2][3][4]
- 1102 Noralpha / Ramier II
- Renault 6Q 11 (left-hand turning) powered variant,[1][2][3][4] not built.[5]
- 1104 Noralpha
- One trials aircraft powered by a 240hp (179kW) Potez 6DØ engine.[1][2]
- 1110 Nord-Astazou
- Two conversions by SFERMA with a Turbomeca Astazou turbo-shaft engine in 1959.[1][2]
Operators
Specifications (1101 Noralpha)
Data from Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft[1]
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 (2,090 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,645 kg (3,627 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Renault 6Q 10 inline piston engine, 174 kW (233 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 305 km/h (189 mph)
- Range: 1,200 km (745 miles)
- Service ceiling: 5,900 m (19,355 ft)
See also
- Related development
References
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e Orbis 1985, p. 2616
- ^ a b c d Simpson 1991, p. 3087
- ^ a b "Contractions FAAO JO 7340.2". "Federal Aviation Authority". http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/CNT/5-2-N.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ a b "Doc 8643 - ICAO - Aircraft Type Designators". International Civil Aviation Organisation. 8 October 2009. http://www.icao.int/anb/ais/8643/index.cfm. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ Ricco 1998, p. unknown
- Bibliography
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. pp. 2616.
- Ricco, Philippe; Jean-Claude Soumille (1998). Les avions allemands aux couleurs françaises de 1914 à nos jours - Tome 2. Lela Presse.
- Simpson, R.W. (1991). Airlife's General Aviation. England: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1 85310 104 X.
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