SNCAC NC 211
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The SNCAC NC 211 was a large four-engined aircraft for passengers and cargo. The plane was made by SNCAC so there would be a large transport plane after World War II.
due to it's short range and low cargo capacity.
, the then chief of staff, ordered the Direction Technique Industrielle to evaluate the interest for this project. SNCAC and Bréguet answered positively and SNCAC was selected in December 1945. After months of prevarication, an order was set for 105 aircraft.
A first prototype was presented in Paris on November 15, 1946. However the first flight was delayed due to hydraulic problems on the landing gear.
On July 20, 1948 when the first prototype was tested, it crashed killing Bertrand and his crew.
Even though the second prototype flew on April 9, 1949 the aircraft did not enter production as SNCAC was folded into the SNCAN, which was later renamed as Nord Aviation
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The SNCAC NC 211 was powered by four Gnôme-Rhone engines with 1,200 PS each. The propellers were triple bladed and had a diameter of 4 meters each. The plane was divided into two decks the first deck carried 150 cubic meters of cargo the second deck can carry 131 passengers and 7 crew.Production
Of the fourteen planned aircraft, only four were built. It was deemed unfit for military service by the Armée de l'AirFrench Air Force
The French Air Force , literally Army of the Air) is the air force of the French Armed Forces. It was formed in 1909 as the Service Aéronautique, a service arm of the French Army, then was made an independent military arm in 1933...
due to it's short range and low cargo capacity.
History
in 1945, the French military wanted to create paratrooper divisions, but quickly found that they didn't have any aircraft that could be used for this purpose. So, General JuinAlphonse Juin
- Early years :Juin was born at Bône in French Algeria, and enlisted in the French Army, graduating from the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1912.- Career :...
, the then chief of staff, ordered the Direction Technique Industrielle to evaluate the interest for this project. SNCAC and Bréguet answered positively and SNCAC was selected in December 1945. After months of prevarication, an order was set for 105 aircraft.
A first prototype was presented in Paris on November 15, 1946. However the first flight was delayed due to hydraulic problems on the landing gear.
On July 20, 1948 when the first prototype was tested, it crashed killing Bertrand and his crew.
Even though the second prototype flew on April 9, 1949 the aircraft did not enter production as SNCAC was folded into the SNCAN, which was later renamed as Nord Aviation
Nord Aviation
Nord-Aviation was a state-owned French aircraft manufacturer. It was created on October 1, 1954 upon the acquisition of SFECMAS by SNCAN...
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