Nord Noralpha

what is it?

The Nord 1100 Noralpha is a French-built and re-engined Messerschmitt Bf 108 produced by Nord Aviation.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 11.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 305 km/htop speed
• range 1,200 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,645 kgmax take-off weight
• built 200made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 82 years ago, in 1944.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.3× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.5 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,200 km: 7× Amsterdam to Brussels.

spec sheet

first flight

1944

number built

200

role

communications and liaison monoplane

makers

Messerschmitt

engines

1× Renault 6Q-10 inline piston engine

length

8.5 m

wingspan

11.5 m

height

3.3 m

max take-off weight

1,645 kg

top speed

305 km/h

range

1,200 km

ceiling

5,900 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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