2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Nord 1002 pingouin kemble arp: Arpingstone· Public domain
- 2. SCAN Nord 1001 Pingouin: SDASM Archives· No restrictions
what is it?
The Nord Pingouin (French pronunciation: [pɛ̃ɡwɛ̃], Auk) is a French-built, re-engined Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun produced by SNCAN (Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Nord).
How to recognise it: 1 engine · 10.6 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 82 years ago, in 1944.
- Wingspan of 10.6 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1944
- number built
- 286
- role
- communications and liaison monoplane
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- makers
- Nord Aviation
- engines
- 1× Renault 6Q-10
- length
- 8.3 m
- wingspan
- 10.6 m
- height
- 2.3 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,356 kg
- top speed
- —
- cruise speed
- 257 km/h
- range
- 997 km
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q2391156, Wikipedia: Nord Pingouin (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.