Nord 2100 Norazur
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The Nord 2100 Norazur was a 1940s French
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civil transport monoplane designed and built at Courbevoie near Paris by SNCAN
Nord Aviation
Nord-Aviation was a state-owned French aircraft manufacturer. It was created on October 1, 1954 upon the acquisition of SFECMAS by SNCAN...
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Design and development
The Norazur was a high-wing cantilever monoplane with a retractable tricycle landing gear. Powered by two wing-mounted Potez piston engines in pusher configuration. It had an enclosed cabin for ten passengers or freight.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. An additional prototype with 390hp Bearn 6D-07 engines is believed to have been built. With other similar designs available the type did not enter production.
Variants
N2100- Prototype light transport with two 420hp Potez 8D-03 piston engines in pusher configuration, one built.
N2101
- Prototype with alternate 390hp Beard 6D-07 engines, believed to have been built.
N2102
- Projected variant with two Snecma 125 engines in tractor configuration.