The Norman Aviation Nordic II is a Canadian

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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.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 214. BAI Communications. Downey, Julia: ''1999 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 58. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851

Design and development

The Nordic II was designed to comply with the Canadian ultralight rules. It features a strut-braced

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, a two-seats-in-

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enclosed cockpit with doors, fixed

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and a single engine in

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. The aircraft

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is made from welded steel tubing, with its wings made from wood and all surfaces covered in doped

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. Its span wing has an area of and mounts flaps. The wing is supported by V-struts and

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s. The cockpit width is . The standard engines used are the

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, the

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or 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

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Civil Aviation Register.

Specifications (Nordic II)

References

External links

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