North 3400
| North 3400 Norbarbe | |
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| Type: |
Observation aircraft liaison aircraft |
| Design country: | |
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| First flight: |
20th January 1958 |
| Commissioning: |
1959 |
| Production time: |
1959-1961 |
| Number of pieces: |
152 |
The Nord 3400 Norbarbe is a light two-seat observation and liaison aircraft operated by Nord Aviation for the French army .
history
The Nord 3400 was designed as the winner of a design competition announced by the French Ministry of Aviation for a two-seater artillery observation and liaison aircraft to be used by the French army. The first prototype first flew on January 20, 1958 and was powered by a 240 hp (179 kW) Potez -4D30 engine. A second prototype with a wingspan increased from 12.70 m to 13.10 m followed on September 13, 1958 and it was powered by a Potez 4D34 engine with 260 hp (194 kW). The French army (Aviation Légère de l'Armée) then ordered 150 units in the version of the second prototype, which were delivered by March 1961.
construction
The Nord 3400 is a stripped high-wing aircraft with a fixed tail wheel landing gear, a closed cabin and seats arranged one behind the other for the pilot and the observer. The two-part, single-spar wing has a NACA-23015 profile, with the wing nose and the fuel compartments being metal-clad, while otherwise a fabric covering is used. The surface halves can be folded onto the fuselage.
The fuselage is a welded tubular steel frame, which is metal-clad at the front and fabric-covered at the rear over a molded wooden frame. The rear observer seat can be rotated 360 ° and can be easily removed to accommodate a lounger. The normal stabilizer uses a braced horizontal stabilizer.
Military users
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 1 + 1 |
| length | 8.42 m |
| span | 13.00 m |
| height | 2.20 m |
| Wing area | 20.82 m² |
| Empty mass | 920 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1350 kg |
| Cruising speed | 216 km / h |
| Top speed | 235 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 5800 m |
| Range | 1000 km |
| drive | 1 × Potez 4D34 piston engine with 194 kW (260 PS) |
literature
- Karlheinz Kens: Airplane types - type book of international aviation. 4th edition, Carl Lange Verlag, Duisburg 1963, p. 150 f.
