Nord NC.850

what is it?

The Nord NC.850 (originally produced as the Aérocentre NC.850) was a light aircraft developed in France in the late 1940s for use by French aeroclubs, but which also saw military use as an airborne observation post.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 12.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 189 km/htop speed
• size 902 kgmax take-off weight

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 79 years ago, in 1947.
• 🚗Wingspan of 12.2 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

1947-04

status

still flying

number built

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role

civil utility aircraft

origin

🇫🇷 France

makers

SNCAC

engines

1× Regnier 4L.O4 four cylinder air cooled inverted inline engine

length

7.3 m

wingspan

12.2 m

height

2.1 m

max take-off weight

902 kg

top speed

189 km/h

cruise speed

170 km/h

range

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