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|name= Noroit
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|type=Reconnaissance and [[air-sea rescue]] [[flying-boat]]
|manufacturer=[[Nord Aviation]]
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|first flight=6 January 1949<ref>{{harvnb|de Narbonne|2009|p=76}}</ref>
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|primary user=[[French Navy]]
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The '''Nord 1400 Noroit''' was a French reconnaissance and [[air-sea rescue]] [[flying boat]] designed and built by [[Nord Aviation]] for the [[French Navy]].
==Development==
The Noroit was an amphibian flying boat designed for the French Navy, a cantilever gullwing monoplane with a two-step hull. It had a cantilever horizontal tail surface with three vertical surfaces. It had an enclosed cabin for the seven crew with a large cabin in the rear for use in rescue operations. The aircraft had two engines located one on each wing leading edge. The prototype as a flying boat first flew on 6 January 1949 powered by two {{convert|1600|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} [[Gnome-Rhône 14R]] radial engines. The second aircraft was fitted with a retractable tailwheel landing gear for amphibious operation which was later retrofitted to the prototype. The next two aircraft first flown in 1949 were designated the '''Nord 1401 Noroit''' and were fitted with two {{convert|1800|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} [[Junkers Jumo 213]] engines and both were also tested with two [[Bristol Hercules]] radial engines. These two aircraft were modified to production standard as the '''Nord 1402 Noroit''' and were followed by 21 production aircraft. The last aircraft was delivered to the French Navy in 1956.
==Variants==
;Nord N.1400 Noroit
:Two prototypes with {{convert|1600|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} [[Gnome-Rhône 14R]] radial engines.
;Nord N.1400-01
:The first N.1400 Noroit prototype.
;Nord N.1400-02
:The second N.1400 Noroit prototype.
;Nord N.1401 Noroit
:Two pre-production aircraft with {{convert|1800|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} [[Junkers Jumo 213]] engines, later modified to 1402 standard.
;Nord N.1402 Noroit
:Production variant, powered by {{convert|2100|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} [[Arsenal 12H]] engines; 21 built plus two 1401 pre-production aircraft modified.
==Operators==
;{{FRA}}
*[[French Navy]]
**[[Escadrille 5F]]
==Specifications (1402)==
{{Aircraft specs
|ref={{cite book |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985)|publisher= Orbis Publishing|pages=2617}}
|prime units? = met
|crew=seven
|length m=22.05
|length ft=74
|length in=4
|span m=31.60
|span ft=103
|span in=8
|height m=6.85
|height ft=22
|height in=5.5
|wing area sqm=100
|wing area sqft=1076.43
|eng1 number=2
|eng1 name=[[Arsenal 12H|Arsenal 12H-00]] inverted V-12 piston engine
|eng1 kw=<!-- prop engines -->1566
|eng1 hp=<!-- prop engines -->2100
|max speed kmh=370
|max speed mph=230
|range km=3450
|range miles=2144
|armament = *6 x 20mm cannon (two each in nose, dorsal and tail turrets)
*Provision for bombs in engine nacelles
}}
==See also==
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*[[List of flying boats and floatplanes]]
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{commons category|Nord 1400 Noroit}}
*{{cite book|last=Cuny|first=Jean|title=Les avions de combat français, 2: Chasse lourde, bombardement, assaut, exploration|publisher=Ed. Larivière|year=1989|series=Docavia|volume=30|oclc=36836833|lang=fr|trans-title=French Combat Aircraft 2: Heavy Fighters, Bombers, Attack, Reconnaissance}}
* {{cite magazine |last=de Narbonne |first=Roland |title=Janvier 1949, dans l'aéronautique française: Un réveillon copieux |magazine=Le Fana de l'Aviation |date=January 2009 |issue=470 |pages=72–79 |language=fr}}
* {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London }}
*{{cite book |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985)|publisher= Orbis Publishing|pages=2616}}
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