The Nord Aviation 3202 was a 1950s French military trainer aircraft designed and built by

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to meet a

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requirement for a two-seat basic trainer, as a replacement for the biplane

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. Altogether, 101 examples were built, with the first flying on 17 April

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Design

The 3202 was a cantilever low-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and a nose-mounted inline piston engine. It had an enclosed cockpit for pupil (front) and instructor (rear) in tandem.

Operation

The Nord 3202 was used as a military training aircraft. After retirement from military use, many examples were sold to the civilian market, including several now (2012) flown in the United States.

Variants

;Nord 3200 :Prototype with a 240hp (179kW)

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engine. ;Nord 3201 :Prototype with a 170hp (127kW) Regnier 4L-22 engine. ;Nord 3202 :Production aircraft with a

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engine, 50 built. ;Nord 3202B :Production aircraft with a

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engine, 50 built. ;Nord 3202B1B :modified by

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for use by the '' Patrouille de l'Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre'' in aerobatic competitions. Larger ailerons, lower weight, new landing gear, and variable-pitch propeller. ;Nord 3212 :Redesignation for 3202s fitted with radio compass and equipped for instrument flight training.

Operators

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Specifications (N 3202)

References

External links

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