Nord 2800

The Nord 2800 was built in response to a French Air Force requirement for a military trainer to seat three people. It was a basic trainer design of all-metal construction that featured a retractable tail wheel type landing gear. Competitors to the Nord 2800 included the Dassault MD-80 ABC^[2] and Morane-Saulnier MS.730. The Nord 2800 had two of the crew sitting side-by-side, with the third crewman sitting behind. Flight tests revealed controllability issues, and despite tail and rudder modifications, the Nord 2800 lost out to the MS.730.^[3]

Data from 1000aircraftphotos : Nord 2800,^[3] Aviafrance :S.N.C.A.N. Nord 2800^[4]

General characteristics

• Crew: 3
• Length: 8.64 m (28 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 12 m (39 ft 4 in)
• Height: 3.52 m (11 ft 7 in)
• Powerplant: 1 × Salmson 8As-00 V-8 inverted air-cooled piston engine, 180 kW (240 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed variable-pitch propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 265 km/h (165 mph, 143 kn)
• Cruise speed: 235 km/h (146 mph, 127 kn)

• de Narbonne, Roland (August 2010). "Août 1950, dans l'aéronautique française: Le Nord 2800: Un petit tour et puis s'en va". Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 489. pp. 78–79.