| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 97 |
| Military Code: | SU |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Nord NC.850 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Nord NC.856 Norvigie |
| Aircraft Version: | Nord NC.856A Norvigie |
| C/n (msn): | 97 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Army |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Dax - SeyresseMap |
| Country: | France |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LFBY IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Musée de l'ALAT et de l'Hélicoptère |
| Photo Date: | 28 October 2015 |
| Photo by: | SAN |
| Photo ID: | 788355 |
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Sporting the Tunis-based GAOA n°5 insigna, this NC.856 wears the c/n 97 but is in fact a composite aircraft built from several frames. This angle reveals what a complicated aircraft this was: noteworthy are the "crocodile" ailerons (the lower part being used to suplement the landing flaps) as well as the vertical (and retractable) plates, on the wing undersurface, designed to generate extra drag inside the turn, thus counteracting the adverse yaw. 112 NC.856s were produced for the Artillery Aviation, soon to become the ALAT. This photo is copyright © SAN, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 March 2025, and has since been viewed 45 times. |