Nord Aviation was a state-owned French aircraft manufacturer. It was created on October 1, 1954 upon the acquisition of SFECMAS (Société Française d'Étude et de Construction de Matériels Aéronautiques Spéciaux) by SNCAN (Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Nord). The name Nord is also used as a generic name to refer to the Pingouin light aircraft.
The company was based in the centre of France, on the site of Bourges airport, in the département of Cher. In 1970, Nord Aviation merged with Sud Aviation to create Société Nationale d'Industrie Aérospatiale (SNIAS), later renamed Aérospatiale and ultimately merged into European aerospace corporation EADS in 2000.
Aircraft production (for SNCAN and Nord Aviation)
| Model | Year | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Nord 1000 Pingouin | 1944 | Communications and Liaison |
| Nord 1001 Pingouin I | 1946 | Communications and Liaison |
| Nord 1002 Pingouin II | 1946 | Communication and Liaison |
| Nord 1100 Noralpha | 1944 | Prototype - Liaison |
| Nord 1101 Noralpha | 1946 | Liaison |
| Nord 1102 Noralpha | Liaison | |
| Nord 1104 Noralpha | 1950 | Liaison - Engine test |
| Nord 1110 Nord-Astazou | 1958 | Engine Test |
| Nord 1200 Norécrin | 1945 | Tourer - Prototype |
| Nord 1201 Norécrin | 1947 | Four-seat cabin monoplane |
| Nord 1202 Norécrin II | Tourer | |
| Nord 1203 Norécrin II/III/IV/V | 1947 | Tourer |
| Nord 1204 Norécrin | 1953 | Tourer |
| Nord 1221 Norélan | 1948 | Light Trainer |
| Nord 1222 Norélan | 1949 | Light Trainer |
| Nord 1223 Norélan | Light Trainer | |
| Nord 1226 Norélan | Engine test bed | |
| Nord 1300 | 1945 | Training Glider |
| Nord 1400 Noroit | 1948 | Flying Boat |
| Nord 1401 Noroit | 1949 | Flying Boat |
| Nord 1402 Noroit | 1949 | Flying Boat |
| Nord 1402A Gerfaut IA | 1954 | Delta-wing research aircraft |
| Nord 1402B Gerfaut IB | Delta-wing research aircraft | |
| Nord 1405 Gerfaut II | 1956 | Delta-Wing research aircraft |
| Nord 1500 Noréclair | 1947 | Carrier Torpedo Bomber |
| Nord 1500 Griffon I | 1955 | Research aircraft |
| Nord 1500 Griffon II | 1957 | Research aircraft |
| Nord 1601 | 1950 | Research aircraft |
| Nord 1700 'Norélic' | 1947 | Research helicopter |
| Nord 1710 | 1950 | Research helicopter |
| Nord 1750 Norelfe | 1954 | Research helicopter |
| Nord 2000 | 1948 | Glider |
| Nord 2100 Norazur | 1947 | Military transport |
| Nord 2200 | 1949 | Fighter |
| Nord 2500 Noratlas | 1949 | Military transport |
| Nord 2501 Noratlas | 1950 | Military transport |
| Nord 2502 Noratlas | 1954 | Civil transport |
| Nord 2503 Noratlas | 1956 | Engine test |
| Nord 2504 Noratlas | 1958 | French Navy flying classroom |
| Nord 2506 Noratlas | Assault transport version | |
| Nord 2507 Noratlas | Rescue version | |
| Nord 2508 Noratlas | 1957 | Cargo transport |
| Nord 2800 | 1950 | Trainer |
| Nord 3200 | 1954 | Primary trainer |
| Nord 3201 | 1954 | Primary trainer |
| Nord 3202 | 1957 | Primary trainer |
| Nord 3400 Norbarbe | 1958 | Army observation |
| Nord 262 | 1962 | Civil airliner |
| Nord 500 | 1968 | VTOL research |
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