SNCAC NC 1080
The SNCAC NC 1080 was a French jet-engined interceptor developed in the late 1940s by SNCAC for use aboard aircraft carriers. It was intended to compete for an Aéronavale (French Naval Aviation) contract and first flew in 1949. The aircraft used an innovative system of flight control surfaces that proved to be a failure during flight testing and had to be modified before it could fly again. Its development was troubled by other design flaws and the company's merger with SNCAN that same year. Further development was cancelled after a fatal crash destroyed the sole prototype in 1950.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- SNCAC
- Category
- Fighters
- Country of origin
- France
- First flight
- 1949-07-29
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 528 kt
- Max speed
- 528 kt
- Range
- 700 nm
- Service ceiling
- 41,700 ft
- Rate of climb
- 5,500 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 17,196 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 515 US gal
- Powerplant
- Rolls-Royce Nene 102
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 42 ft
- Wingspan
- 39 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.