SFECMAS (Société française d'étude et de construction de matériels aéronautiques spéciaux) SNCAN (Société nationale de constructions aéronautiques du Nord)
Founded
1 October 1954
Defunct
1 March 1970
Fate
Acquired & merged
Successor
Aérospatiale
Headquarters
Bourges
,
France
Nord-Aviation (English: North Aviation) was a state-owned French aircraft manufacturer. The bulk of its facilities were based on the site of Bourges airport, in the département of Cher, in central France.
On 1 October 1954, Nord Aviation was created as a result of the acquisition of SFECMAS (Société française d'étude et de construction de matériels aéronautiques spéciaux) by SNCAN (Société nationale de constructions aéronautiques du Nord). The company's name, Nord, also became commonly used as a generic name referring to the Pingouin light aircraft. It manufactured numerous aircraft; perhaps Nord Aviation's most successful aircraft was the Nord Noratlas, a utility transport used by both military and civilian customers. Other aircraft included general aviation, trainers and experimental aircraft, as well as other transports. Nord Aviation also developed and produced its own range of missiles; perhaps the most famous of these was the Exocet, a sea-skimming anti-ship missile.
On 1 March 1970, Nord Aviation merged with Sud Aviation to create Société nationale d'industrie aérospatiale (SNIAS), which was promptly renamed Aérospatiale. In 2000, this company merged into European Aerospace Corporation EADS, which was then renamed to the Airbus Group.
Nord-Aviation (English: North Aviation) was a state-owned French aircraft manufacturer. The bulk of its facilities were based on the site of Bourges airport...
The Nord Noratlas was a dedicated military transport aircraft, developed and manufactured by French aircraft manufacturer NordAviation. Development commenced...
aircraft, NordAviation in ballistic missiles and Sud Aviation civil and military transport aircraft and helicopters. (NordAviation and Sud Aviation would...
The NordAviation CT20 was a French turbojet-powered radio-controlled target drone introduced in 1957. Developed from the Arsenal / S.F.E.C.M.A.S. T.5...
state-owned aircraft manufacturer Nord Aviation. The Griffon was developed to become a Mach 2 follow on to the supersonic Nord Gerfaut research aircraft. Development...
The NordAviation N 500 Cadet was a single-seat VTOL research aircraft built by NordAviation in 1967. A model kit presenting the concept was first shown...
short-medium range market. During 1970, Sud Aviation merged with both NordAviation and Société d'études et de réalisation d'engins balistiques (SÉREB)...
The Nord 1100 Noralpha was a French-built and re-engined Messerschmitt Bf 108 produced by NordAviation. Construction of the Messerschmitt Bf 108 was...
The ELC project was a prototype light tank project launched by the French Ministry of Defense in 1955. The purpose of the ELC (Engin Léger de Combat, Light...
The Nord CT.41 Narwhal was a French target drone, designed and built by NordAviation during the late 1950s for the purpose of providing training in the...
Look up Nord, nord, or nord- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nord, a word meaning "north" in several European languages, may refer to: National Organization...
arrangement agreed with NordAviation, but financial problems at Max Holste led to the programme being taken over by completely by Nord, with production aircraft...
ship-based anti-ship missiles. The design was a development of the French NordAviation CT20 target missile and was manufactured by Saab. The project to develop...
missile's name was given by M. Guillot, then the technical director at NordAviation. It is the French word for flying fish, from the Latin exocoetus, a...
proposed 260-seat wide-body HBN 100 between Hawker Siddeley, NordAviation, and Breguet Aviation being one such example.: 37–38 National governments were...
the north of France. It survived until 1954 when it merged to form NordAviation. Following the resolution of the 1936 general strike of French heavy...
The Nord 1601 was a French aerodynamic research aircraft designed and built by NordAviation. The aircraft was designed to investigate the aerodynamics...
The Nord Pingouin (French pronunciation: [pɛ̃ɡwɛ̃], Auk) was a French-built, re-engined Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun produced by SNCAN (Société Nationale...
The Nord 1400 Noroit was a French reconnaissance and air-sea rescue flying boat designed and built by NordAviation for the French Navy. The Noroit was...
Established in 1959, the company was initially a joint venture between NordAviation of France and Weser Flugzeugbau (WFB) and Hamburger Flugzeugbau (HFB)...
The NordAviation 3202 was a 1950s French military trainer aircraft designed and built by NordAviation to meet a French Army requirement for a two-seat...
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