TheNord Aviation 3202 is a 1950sFrench military trainer aircraft designed and built byNord Aviation to meet aFrench Army requirement for a two-seat basic trainer, as a replacement for the biplaneStampe SV.4. Altogether, 101 examples were built, with the first flying on 17 April1957.
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.
Nord 3202 at Airventure 2006. This example has been re-engined with a Lycoming flat-6.
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.
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