Nord Griffon

[Nico Braas]

Here are some details shots of the Nord Aviation 1500 Griffon no.2 as presently exhibited in the Musée de l' Air at Le Bourget, France. Details show Griffon symbol, nose details and details of main wheel bay and nose wheel.
I know of two model kits of the Griffon 02: the 1/72 Airmodel vacform kit and the 1/48 scale Fonderie limited run injection model kit.
I have the first kit, the Fonderie kit will have to wait!

[Nico Braas]

Here are 4 more shots

[Nico Braas]

This shot shows the nose wheel with its perculiar assymetrical shaped door.

[No.1]

Very attractive plane with mixed power of ram jet and turbo jet engine. Interesting is that Yugoslavia had some interest in this plane and technology and much data regarding to the ram jet power was supply to Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia try to develope ram jet powered helicopter and ram jet recce platform [ with speed of over 700 km/h].

[safo_test]

some addition (if you click on the thumbnail, you will load the full size picture as stated under each one [1280x960 usually 450 Kb  each]) :

Nord Griffon

Nord Griffon

Nord Griffon

Nord Griffon

Nord Griffon

Nord Griffon

Nord Griffon

[safo_test]

Nico
20 years ago, a french aviation magazine has produced with what was at that time a start-up model company, a resin kit at 1/72 scale of the Griffon.

I think they still have a handfull model kits.
 :msn_fingerscrossed:

[No.1]

I got from Nico one vacuu formed kit in this scale but never know for this resin

[Nico Braas]

That resin kit of 20 years ago was offered for sale as a limited edition (1200 kits only)  by the French magazine Le Fana de l' Aviation!
See Le Fana no. 215 of October 1987. It was from 'FanaModèle'. It was at 1/72 scale and at that time  it was offered for a staggering price of 225 FF, which is currently some 35 EURO!

[safo_test]

I will try to post some pics of this kit (thanks Nico for the details!).

[No.1]

safo_ test you read my mind's- I have just put small topic of this model http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/forum/index.php/topic,100.0.html and your add would be great appreciated

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I know of two model kits of the Griffon 02: the 1/72 Airmodel vacform kit and the 1/48 scale Fonderie limited run injection model kit.
I have the first kit, the Fonderie kit will have to wait!

F.M. has two kits : one at 1/72 [issued in 2002] and the other at 1/48
look at
http://www.fonderie-miniature.fr/griffon.htm
and
http://www.fonderie-miniature.fr/griff48.htm

About those kits and the one of Fana modèle #1 issued in 1987, more to come soon but on the model section.

[No.1]

What this could be?

[mfg495]

A nice image of a model Nord Griffon

[safo_test]

What this could be?

prospective study for an enhance Griffon.
Drawing extract from the book "Les avions de combat français (1944-1960)" [french combat aircrafts] published by Docavia (éditions Larivière) and written by former test navigator Jean Cuny (still available).



future marks are too in the recent book about Griffon / Gerfaut prototypes
http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobiblio/article1068.html

Sory !
I haven't the both ones; have had just a quick look inside at the library.