Nord 3400

Nord 3400
Role	Two-seat army liaison
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Nord Aviation
First flight	1958
Introduction	1959
Primary user	French Army Light Aviation
Produced	1959-1961
Number built	152

The Nord 3400 is a French two-seat observation and casualty-evacuation aircraft built by Nord Aviation for the French Army Light Aviation.

Design and development

The Nord 3400 was designed to meet a French Army requirement for a two-seat observation aircraft with a secondary casualty-evacuation role. The 3400 is a braced-high-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and an enclosed cabin with side-by-side seating for a pilot and observer. The prototype F-MBTD first flew on the 20 January 1958 powered by a 240hp (179kW) Potez 4D30 engine. A second prototype with an increased wing area followed and it was powered by a 260hp (194kW) Potez 4D34 engine. A production batch of 150 was ordered by the French Army in the same configuration as the second prototype.

Operators

 France

• French Army Light Aviation

Specifications

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 (pilot, observer)
• Length: 8.42 m (27 ft 8 in)
• Wingspan: 13.00 m (42 ft 7¾ in)
• Height: 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in)
• Wing area: 20.82 m² (224.10 ft²)
• Empty weight: 920 kg (2028 lb)
• Gross weight: 1350 kg (2976 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Potez 4D34 inline piston engine, 194 kW (260 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 235 km/h (146 mph)
• Range: 1000 km (621 miles)

See also

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of France
  

References

1. ^ Orbis 1985, page 2618

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. 
• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. 

External links

• Photos at airliners.net