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1960
1960 - 0836.PDF
844 FLIGHT, 17 June 1960 FRANCE'S AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY /, ^ • V stages at about 230 m.p.h. Robust construction and able to use shortnon-prepared runways. Pressurized version (MH.261) foreseen. Max Holste 1S21 Broussard Engine, Pratt & Whitney R-985. Utilityaircraft of 2.7 tonnes, carrying 5-7 passengers plus pilot, or 1,5401b load, over 930 miles at 130 m.p.h. Short take-off and landing. 400ordered, of which more than 250 have been delivered. Exported to Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia. Presentproduction rate, 6 per month. Morane Saulnier 760 Paris Engines, two Turbomeca Marbore II.Four-seater civil or military liaison or business aircraft. Cruising speed, 350 m.p.h.; range, 870 miles. Pressurized and air-conditioned cabin.Two-seat trainer version is offered. 150 under construction. Exported to 10 countries and assembled under licence in Argentina (48 aircraft).Sold to Brazil (30), Great Britain, Iran, Italy, Morocco, Peru, Switzer- land, USA, Venezuela. Total on order for export, 93. 80 delivered todate. Present rate of production, 4 a month. Morane Saulnier 880 Rallyc Engine, Continental C.90. Three-seatclub and touring aircraft of metal construction, capable of taking engines of 90, 100 or 140 h.p., and available with tail-down or nosewheel under-carriage. Leading-edge slats give good slow-flying characteristics and short take-off and landing. Low first cost by reason of simple fabrication(less than 350 man-hours). Cruising speed, about 115 m.p.h. (90 h.p.). Nord 2501 Noratlas Engines, two SNECMA (Bristol) Hercules.Twin-boom transport of 23 tonnes, with rear loading. Civil version has two Turbomeca Marbore Us in addition to Hercules piston engines andcarries 45 passengers or from 4-7 tonnes of freight. Cruising speed, 198 m.p.h.; max range, 1,550 miles. Licence-built in Germany. Pro-duction will total 370, 190 of which have already been built in France. Nord 1500 Griffon Powerplant, Nord-Aviation ramjet, plus SNECMAAtar 8. Delta-wing experimental aircraft for study of ramjet propul- sion. Weight, 14,8401b. Mach 2.2 has been surpassed during tests. Setup an international 100km closed-circuit record of 1,018 m.p.h. (February 25. \959). C.I60 Transall Engines, two Rolls-Royce Tyne. Franco-Germancargo aircraft based on co-operation between Nord-Aviation and three German companies. First prototype will be built and flown in France;two other prototypes will later be tested in Germany. Weight, 41 tonnes. Nord 3202 Engine, Potez 4D.32. Two-seat trainer for l'AviationLegexe de l'Armee de Terre. All-metal construction; fully aerobatic. Weight, 2,9751b. Cruising speed, over 125 m.p.h. Range, 620 miles.100 on order. About 25 delivered to date. Nord 3400 Engine, Potez 4D.34. Two-seat artillery observationaircraft for l'Aviation Legere de l'Armee de Terre. Weight 2,6901b. Max speed, 160 m.p.h., minimum speed, 50 m.p.h., range 620 miles.150 ordered, of which about 30 have been delivered to date. Potez-Air Fouga CM.170 Magister Engines, two Turbom£ca Mar-bore II. Tandem-seat military trainer weighing 6,1001b. Limiting Mach number 0.82. Endurance, 2Jhr (with wing-tip tanks). More than 600will be built for France and export. Licence construction in Germany (250), Finland (45), Israel (44). Also ordered by Austria (6) and Bel-gium (45). The present French order will soon be augmented. More than 350 already in service. Production rate in France, 5 per month. Potez-Air Fouga CM.I75 Zephyr Engines, two Turbomeca MarboreII. Two-seat carrier-borne trainer derived from the Magister and intended to train the crews of l'Aeronautique Navale. Performancesimilar to that of Magister but differs in undercarriage and canopy design and in having an arrester hook and catapult spools. 30 orderedby l'Aeronautique Navale. 20 delivered. Potez 840 Engines, four Turbomeca Astazou. Medium range com-mercial transport for 16-24 passengers. Weight, 16,7501b. Cruising speed, about 310 m.p.h.; max range, about 930 miles. Two prototypesunder construction, the first to fly early 1961. Sctnt«x-Aviation CP.301 Emeraude Engine, Continental C.90.Wooden two-seat tourer with sliding canopy. Cruising speed, 118 m.p.h.; range, 620 miles. 150 delivered, including Denmark, Belgiumand Germany. Licence-built in Great Britain. Scintex-Aviation ML.145 Rubis Engine, Continental O-300. Proto-type of wooden four-seat tourer and sporting aircraft. Cruising speed, about 155 m.p.h. Range, 745 miles. Three prototypes under construc-tion, the first to fly next month. SAN DR. 100 Ambassadeur Engine, Potez 4E or Continental O-200.Three-seat tourer of wooden construction derived from Jodel formula. Weight, 1,6301b. Cruising speed, 124 m.p.h.; range, 745miles. Built in series by SAN and Centre-Est Aeronautique a Dole (Jura). About 50 already delivered in France. Exported to Switzerlandand ordered by other countries. SAN D.140 Mousquetaire Engine, Lycoming O-360. Economicalfour-seat tourer of wooden construction derived from Jodel formula. Also available as ambulance. Weight, 2,5351b. Cruising speed, 142m.p.h.; range, 775 miles. In production (3-4 per month); about 30 delivered. Max Holste 260 Super Broussard (piston-engined prototype) m m Max Holste 1521 Broussard Morane Saulnier 760 Paris Morane Saulnier 880 Rallye Nord 2507 Noratlas Nord 1500 Griffon
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