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- 1. Nord 260A Super Broussard: Peter Bakema· GFDL 1.2
what is it?
The Nord 260, built in prototype form as the Max Holste MH.260 Super Broussard, ("Super Bushranger"), was a turboprop-powered, uprated version of the piston-engined Max Holste MH.250 Super Broussard, that was further developed into the Aérospatiale N 262.
How to recognise it: 2 turboprops · retractable tricycle gear · 21.9 m wingspan
base stats
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 66 years ago, in 1960.
- Wingspan of 21.9 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1960-07-29
- number built
- 10
- role
- passenger turboprop airliner
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- makers
- Nord Aviation
- engines
- 2× Turbomeca Bastan IV
- passengers
- 23
- length
- 17.6 m
- wingspan
- 21.9 m
- height
- 6.6 m
- max take-off weight
- 9,400 kg
- top speed
- —
- cruise speed
- 380 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 8,077 m
- landing gear
- retractable tricycle gear
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1707450, Wikipedia: Nord 260 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.