Nord Norélan Explained
The
Nord 1221 Norélan was a 1940s three-seat training monoplane designed and built in France by
Nord Aviation.
Design and development
Designed as a three-seat trainer and first flown on 30 June 1948 the Norélan was a single-engined low-wing cantilever monoplane with a distinctive large dihedral angle to the wings. Originally to have a retractable tricycle landing gear the design was changed to a fixed tailwheel landing gear. A number of variants with different engines were produced but no production orders were received.
Variants
- 1221
Prototype with 180hp (134kW) Mathis 8G-20 inverted Vee engine, later converted to 1222.
- 1222
Prototype re-engined with a 180hp (134kW) Régnier 4L-02 inline engine
- 1223
Powered by a 240hp (179kW) Argus As 10C inverted Vee engine, one built and prototype re-engined.
- 1226
Engine-testbed for the 240hp (179kW) Potez 6D-0 inline engine. one built.References
- Book: Taylor, Michael J. H. . Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . 1989 . Studio Editions . London .
- Book: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
