Specifications (Nord N-2501)
Data from Macdonald Aircraft Handbook.
General characteristics
- Crew: 4-5
- Capacity: 45 soldiers, 36 paratroopers, 18 patients with medics, or cargo
- Length: 72 ft 1 in (21.96 m)
- Wingspan: 106 ft 8 in (32.5 m)
- Height: 19 ft 8 in (6.0 m)
- Wing area: 1,089 ft² (101.2 m²)
- Empty weight: 29,327 lb (13,302 kg)
- Useful load: 18,647 lb (8,458 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 45,423 lb (20,603 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × SNECMA-manufactured Bristol Hercules 738/739 radial engine, 2,090 hp (1,558 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 273 mph/251 mph (440 km/h/405 km/h) maximum/under full load
- Cruise speed: 199 mph (320 km/h) at 1,500 meters
- Range: 1,550 mi (2,500 km)
- Service ceiling: 23,300 ft (7,100 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,080 ft/min (5.5 m/s)
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