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.

[edit] 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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