The Nord 1400 Noroit was a French reconnaissance and

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designed and built by

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for the

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Development

The Noroit was an amphibian flying boat designed for the French Navy, a cantilever gullwing monoplane with a two-step hull. It had a cantilever horizontal tail surface with three vertical surfaces. It had an enclosed cabin for the seven crew with a large cabin in the rear for use in rescue operations. The aircraft had two engines located one on each wing leading edge. The prototype as a flying boat first flew on 6 January 1949 powered by two Gnome-Rhône 14R radial engines. The second aircraft was fitted with a retractable tailwheel landing gear for amphibious operation which was later retrofitted to the prototype. The next two aircraft first flown in 1949 were designated the Nord 1401 Noroit and were fitted with two

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engines and both were also tested with two

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radial engines. These two aircraft were modified to production standard as the Nord 1402 Noroit and were followed by 21 production aircraft. The last aircraft was delivered to the French Navy in 1956.

Variants

;Nord N.1400 Noroit :Two prototypes with Gnome-Rhône 14R radial engines. ;Nord N.1400-01 :The first N.1400 Noroit prototype. ;Nord N.1400-02 :The second N.1400 Noroit prototype. ;Nord N.1401 Noroit :Two pre-production aircraft with

engines, later modified to 1402 standard. ;Nord N.1402 Noroit :Production variant, powered by

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engines; 21 built plus two 1401 pre-production aircraft modified.

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Specifications (1402)

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