Aircraft F-ZWUI Data

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F-ZWUI
Nord 1500 Griffon II, c/n 02
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F-ZWUI - Nord N.1500 Griffon II at the Musee de l'Air, Paris/Le Bourget - by Ingo Warnecke
Ingo Warnecke
F-ZWUI - Nord N.1500 Griffon II at the Musee de l'Air, Paris/Le Bourget - by Ingo Warnecke
Ingo Warnecke
F-ZWUI @ LFPB - Nord 1500 Griffon II, Air & Space Museum Paris-Le Bourget (LFPB) - by Yves-Q
Yves-Q
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F-ZWUI @ LFPB - Nord 1500 Griffon II, Air & Space Museum Paris-Le Bourget (LFPB) - by Yves-Q
Yves-Q
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Airframe Info
Manufacturer Nord
Model 1500 Griffon II Search all Nord 1500 Griffon II
Construction Number (C/N) 02
Aircraft Type Fixed wing multi engine
Number of Seats 1
Number of Engines 2
Engine Type Turbojet
Engine Manufacturer and Model SNECMA Atar 101E turbojet and Nord Stato-Réacteur ramjet
Aircraft
Registration Number F-ZWUI
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Owner
Owner Musee de l'Air et de l'Espace
Address ,
France
User Comments
Malcolm Clarke, 2012-11-08 13:21:02
The Griffon was a response to a 1953 requirement for a light supersonic interceptor. The prototype first flew in September 1955 and this, the second aircraft flew in January 1957. In October 1959 it attained a speed of Mach 2.19, 2,300km/h at 15,000 metres.