Nord 3202

The Nord Aviation 3202 was a 1950s French military trainer aircraft designed and built by Nord Aviation to meet a French Army requirement for a two-seat basic trainer, as a replacement for the biplane Stampe SV.4. Altogether, 101 examples were built, with the first flying on 17 April 1957.

Design
The 3202 was a cantilever low-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and a nose-mounted inline piston engine. It had an enclosed cockpit for pupil (front) and instructor (rear) in tandem.

Operation
The Nord 3202 was used as a military training aircraft. After retirement from military use, many examples were sold to the civilian market, including several now (2012) flown in the United States.

Variants

 * Nord 3200
 * Prototype with a 240hp (179kW) Salmson 8AS-04 engine.


 * Nord 3201
 * Prototype with a 170hp (127kW) Regnier 4L-22 engine.


 * Nord 3202
 * Production aircraft with a 179 kW Potez 4D-32 engine, 50 built.


 * Nord 3202B
 * Production aircraft with a 194 kW Potez 4D-34 engine, 50 built.


 * Nord 3202B1B
 * modified by Aérospatiale for use by the Patrouille de l'Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre in aerobatic competitions. Larger ailerons, lower weight, new landing gear, and variable-pitch propeller.


 * Nord 3212
 * Redesignation for 3202s fitted with radio compass and equipped for instrument flight training.

Operators

 * French Army
 * French Army