Nord Norélan
# Nord Norélan

The Nord 1221 Norélan was a 1940s three-seat training monoplane designed and built in France by Nord Aviation.

## Design and development

Designed as a three-seat trainer and first flown on 30 June 1948 the Norélan was a single-engined low-wing cantilever monoplane with a distinctive large dihedral angle to the wings. Originally to have a retractable tricycle landing gear the design was changed to a fixed tailwheel landing gear. A number of variants with different engines were produced but no production orders were received.

## Variants

### 1221

    Prototype with 180hp (134kW) Mathis 8G-20 inverted Vee engine, later converted to 1222.

### 1222

    Prototype re-engined with a 180hp (134kW) Régnier 4L-02 inline engine

### 1223

    Powered by a 240hp (179kW) Argus As 10C inverted Vee engine, one built and prototype re-engined.

### 1226

    Engine-testbed for the 240hp (179kW) Potez 6D-0 inline engine. one built.

## Specifications (1221)

General characteristics

* Crew: three
* Length: 7.37 m (24 ft 2 in)
* Wingspan: 10.20 m (33 ft 5 in)
* Height: 2.67 m (8 ft 9 in)
* Wing area: 13.00 $m^2$ (140 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 763 kg (1,682 lb)
* Gross weight: 1,115 kg (2,458 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × Mathis 8G-20 , 134 kW (180 hp)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 245 km/h (153 mph, 133 kn)
* Range: 880 km (550 mi, 480 nmi)
* Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
