Nord 3400

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Nord 3400 Norbarbe
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RoleTwo-seat army liaison
National originFrance
Manufacturer Nord Aviation
First flight 1958
Introduction 1959
Primary user French Army Light Aviation
Produced1959-1961
Number built152

The Nord 3400 Norbarbe was a French two-seat observation and casualty-evacuation aircraft built by Nord Aviation for the French Army Light Aviation. [1]

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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 was a braced high-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and an enclosed cabin with tandem seating for a pilot and observer. The prototype F-MBTD first flew on 20 January 1958, powered by a 179 kW (240 hp) Potez 4D-30 engine. A second prototype with an increased wing area followed, being powered by a 194 kW (260 hp) Potez 4D-34 engine. A production batch of 150 was ordered by the French Army in the same configuration as the second prototype.

Variants

Nord 3400-01
First prototype, powered by a 179 kW (240 hp) Potez 4D-30 engine, with, 12.7 m (42 ft) span/19.5 m2 (210 sq ft) area, wings. [2]
Nord 3400
Production aircraft (and 2nd prototype), with a more powerful 194 kW (260 hp) Potez 4D-34 engine and increased span/area wings. [3]

Operators

One Nord 3400 of the French Gendarmerie Nord 3400 Gendarmerie.jpg
One Nord 3400 of the French Gendarmerie
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Specifications (Nord 3400)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1962-63 [3]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. Flying Magazine: 50. August 1961.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Bridgman, Leonard, ed. (1957). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1958-59. London: Jane's All the World's Aircraft Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 161.
  3. 1 2 Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1962). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1962-63. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. p. 49.
  4. Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

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