Nord 2800
The Nord 2800 was a 1950s training monoplane designed and built in France by Nord Aviation.
The Nord 2800 was a 1950s training monoplane designed and built in France by Nord Aviation.

Development
The Nord 2800 was built in response to a French Air Force requirement for a military trainer to seat three people. It was a basic trainer design of all-metal construction that featured a retractable tail wheel type landing gear. Competitors to the Nord 2800 included the Dassault MD-80 ABC and Morane-Saulnier MS.730. The Nord 2800 had two of the crew sitting side-by-side, with the third crewman sitting behind. Flight tests revealed controllability issues, and despite tail and rudder modifications, the Nord 2800 lost out to the MS.730.

Specifications (variant specified)
Data from 1000aircraftphotos : Nord 2800, Aviafrance :S.N.C.A.N. Nord 2800General characteristics
Crew: 3
Length: 8.64 m (28 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Height: 3.52 m (11 ft 7 in)
Powerplant: 1 × Salmson 8As-00 V-8 inverted air-cooled piston engine, 180 kW (240 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed variable-pitch propellerPerformance

Maximum speed: 265 km/h (165 mph, 143 kn)
Cruise speed: 235 km/h (146 mph, 127 kn)

References

de Narbonne, Roland (August 2010). "Août 1950, dans l'aéronautique française: Le Nord 2800: Un petit tour et puis s'en va". Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 489. pp. 78–79.