SCAN Nord 1101 "Ramier" F-GJBQ -Click on the photos to enlarge
A
little story:
The Nord 1100 is called the
"Noralpha" in the civilian world and
"Ramier" in the military world. It was designed
at the beginning of the '40's. It's form and type of
construction remind of the construction of the
Messerschmitt. This is immediately
confirmed when you read the first phrases of the
maintenance manual, the Nord 1100 is "derived from
the Messerschmitt 208". A few pieces are common to
the Messerschmitt 108. One of the differences with the
108 is the tricycle undercarriage. It is equipped with a
Renault 6Q10 engine of 240 hp
see the article by Michel Béichou in
"Le Fana de l'Aviation" of July 1993. ) With
the authorisation of the author, the article will be
available soon on another page of our site.
It was born of the Messerschmitt 208 in 1945,
but it was in France at Méulte in the department of the
Somme. The factory was still occupied by the Germans and
was building the Me108 and the Me208 which was later to
become the Nord 1100. The end of WWII saw the French
aviation industry destroyed. The factory at Méulte was
still functioning, the fact that it was engaged in
producing liaison aircraft and fighting aircraft meant
that it was spared bombardment
The SNCAN ( SociééNationale de
Constructions Aéonautique du Nord ) therefore continued
the building of the German liaison aircraft that were
still on the assembly lines. But the engines were not
available, the German factories having been destroyed.
The solution was found in the Renault 6Q which was used
on the Caudron Simoun and Goéand, stocked in large
quantities before the war and not used by the occupying
forces. So from German parents are born French aircraft :
- N 1000, Pingouin, ex Me 108, and the N 1100, Ramier, ex
Me 208. This aircraft possessed many personalised
features.
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