Norman Aviation Nordic II explained

The Norman Aviation Nordic II is a Canadian advanced ultralight aircraft, designed by Jacques Norman and produced by Norman Aviation of Saint-Anselme, Quebec, first flying in 1986. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft and remained in production through 2012.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Design and development

The Nordic II was designed to comply with the Canadian ultralight rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit with doors, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, with its wings made from wood and all surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 331NaN1 span wing has an area of 154square feet and mounts flaps. The wing is supported by V-struts and jury struts. The cockpit width is 390NaN0. The standard engines used are the 640NaN0 Rotax 582 two-stroke, the 800NaN0 Rotax 912UL or 71to Subaru EA four-stroke powerplants.

Construction time from the factory supplied kit is estimated at 300 hours.

Operational history

In February 2018 there were thirteen Nordic IIs on the Transport Canada Civil Aviation Register.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 214. BAI Communications.
2. Web site: Nordic II. 21 August 2012. Norman Aviation. n.d..
3. Downey, Julia: 1999 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 58. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
4. Web site: Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. 21 February 2018. Transport Canada. 21 February 2018 .