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The N.K.K. Ki 59 (Type 1 Transport, Model 1) was a Japanese military transport aircraft of the Second World War. The N.K.K. Ki 59, codenamed 'Theresa', was a high-wing cantilever monoplane f all-wood construction powered by two Nakajima Kotobuki 9-cylinder radial air-cooled engines providing a top speed of 330 kmh and a range of 845 km. The N.K.K. Ki 59 was manned by a crew of two and could carry between eight and ten fully equipped troops.
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The Nakajima A6M2-N Zeke was a Japanese single-seat fighter seaplane of the Second World War developed from the Misubishi A6M fighter on the demand of the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1941, and first flown in December 1941. The
Nakajima A6M2-N, code named Rufe by the Allies, was essentially a Mitsubish A6M fighter with a large central float which also contained an auxiliary fuel tank, stabilising floats beneath the wings and increased vertical tail surfaces. The
Nakajima A6M2-N was powered by a 940 hp Nakajima NK1C Sakae 12 14-cylinder radial piston engine that provided a top speed of 436 kmh and a range of 1780 km. Armaments consisted of two fuselage mounted 7.7 mm machine-guns and two wing mounted 20 mm cannons and external racks for two 60 kg bombs.
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The Nakajima B5N was a Japanese carrier-based torpedo-bomber aircraft of the Second World War, code named Kate by the Allies. The Nakajima B5N was a cantilever, low-wing monoplane with retractable tail wheel landing gear and was manned by a crew of three comprising a pilot, radio operator, and observer/bomb-aimer. The Nakajima B5N2 was powered by a 1000 hp Nakajima NK1B Sakae 11 14-cylinder radial piston engine that provided a top speed of 378 kmh and a range of 1990 km. Armaments consisted of one 7.7 mm machine-gun on a trainable mount in the rear cockpit and either one 800 kg torpedo or a bomb load of 800 kg.
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The Nakajima B6N Tenzan was a Japanese carrier-based torpedo-bomber aircraft of the Second World War, code named Jill by the Allies, designed to an Imperial Japanese Navy specification of 1939 for a replacement to the Nakajima B5N. Problems with the design delayed the
Nakajima B6N from entering production until 1943. The Nakajima B6N2 was powered by a 1850 hp Mitsubishi MK4T Kasei 25 14- cylinder radial piston engine that provided a top speed of 480 kmh and a range of 3045 km. Armaments consisted of a 7.7 mm machine-gun mounted on a trainable mount in the rear cockpit and one 7.7 mm machine-gun fired through a ventral tunnel, and either one 800 kg torpedo or 800 kg of bombs.
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The Nakajima C6N Saiun was a Japanese carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft of the Second World War designed to meet an Imperial Japanese Navy specification for a long-range carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft drawn up in 1942. The first Nakajima C6N was flown in May 1943 before eventually entering production in early 1944. The Nakajima C6N carried a crew of three and was powered by a 1990 hp Nakajima NK9H Homare 21 18-cylinder radial piston engine which provided a top speed of 610 kmh and a range of 5310 km when fitted with auxiliary fuel tanks. Armaments consisted of a single rearward-firing 7.92 mm machine-gun on a trainable mounting.
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The Nakajima G5N Shinzan (Type 2 Land Attack Plane Model 11) codenamed 'Liz' by the Allies, was a Japanese heavy bomber used as a transport aircraft during the Second World War. The Nakajima G5N was designed by Mitsubishi as the G5M but this design was unsuccessful and Nakajima modified it and produced the G5N as a heavy bomber, which was never used as a bomber but instead was used as a transport. The Nakajima G5N was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of all-metal construction powered by four Nakajima Mamoru 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled engines. The bomber version of the aircraft was designed to carry a crew of eight or nine, as a transport the number of crew is unknown but it could carry between twenty and twenty-five equipped troops or freight.
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The Nakajima J1N Gekko was a Japanese two-seater night fighter aircraft of the Second World War designed to protect bombers making attacks deep into Chinese territory and code named Irving by the Allies. The Nakajima J1N was powered by two 1130 hp Nakajima Sakae 21 14-cylinder radial piston engines providing a top speed of 507 kmh and a range of 3780 km. Armaments consisted of two downward- firing 20 mm Type 99 cannons and two upward-firing 20 mm Type 99 cannons.
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The Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi was a Japanese single-seater suicide attack aircraft of the Second World War designed in 1945, but never used operationally. The
Nakajima Ki-115 was powered by a 1130 hp Nakajima Ha-35 14-cylinder radial piston engine providing a top speed of 550 kmh and a range of 1200 km. Armaments consisted of a single 800 kg bomb semi-recessed beneath the fuselage.
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The Nakajima Ki-27 was a Japanese single-seater fighter aircraft of the Second World War produced from 1937 to 1942 and code named Abdul and later Nate by the Allies. The
Nakajima Ki-27 was powered by a 710 hp Nakajima Ha-1b 9-cylinder radial piston engine providing a top speed of 470 kmh and a range of 625 km. Armaments consisted of two forward firing 7.7 mm machine-guns.
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The Nakajima Ki-34 (Type 97 Transport Model 2) codenamed 'Thora' by the Allies, was a Japanese military transport aircraft of the Second World War. The
Nakajima Ki-34 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by two Nakajima Type 97 (Ha 1B) 9-cylinder air-cooled engines providing a top speed of 368 kmh and a range of 2430 km. The Nakajima Ki-34 carried a crew of two and between five and eight fully equipped troops.
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The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa was a Japanese single-seater fighter-bomber of the Second World War produced from 1941 in response to an Imperial Japanese Army specification for a more advanced fighter to replace the Nakajima Ki-27. The Nakajima Ki-43 was code named Oscar by the Allies, and was powered by one 1150 hp Nakajima Ha-115 14-cylinder radial piston engine providing a top speed of 530 kmh and a range of 3200 km. Armaments consisted of two 12.7 mm forward-firing machine-guns and two 250 kg bombs carried on under-wing racks.
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The Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki was a Japanese single-seater interceptor fighter aircraft of the Second World War first flown in August 1940 in response to an Imperial Japanese Army specification for an interceptor fighter with manoeuvrability to be given precedence over speed. The Nakajima Ki- 44 was powered by a 1520 hp Nakajima Ha-109 14-cylinder radial piston engine providing a top speed of 605 kmh and a range of 1700 km. Armaments consisted of two 12.7 mm machine-guns mounted in the fuselage and two 12.7 mm machine-guns mounted in the wings.
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The Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu (code named Helen by the allies) was a Japanese heavy bomber aircraft of the Second World War first flown in August 1939 designed as a replacement for the Mitsubishi Ki-21. The Nakajima Ki-49 was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane that carried a crew of eight and was powered by two 1500 hp Nakajima Ha-109 14- cylinder radial piston engines providing a top speed of 492 kmh and a range of 2950 km. Armaments consisted of one 20 mm cannon in the dorsal turret, a 7.7 mm machine-gun in the nose, a 7.7 mm machine-gun in the ventral position, a 7.7 mm machine-gun in the starboard beam position and a 7.7 mm machine-gun in the tail position and a bomb load of 1000 kg.
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The Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate was a Japanese single-seater interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber aircraft of the Second World War entering service in 1944, and first seeing major operational use at the Battle of Leyte in late 1944. The Nakajima Ki-84 was powered by a 1900 hp Nakajima Ha-45 18-cylinder radial piston engine providing a top speed of 631 kmh and a range of 2168 km. Armaments consisted of two fuselage mounted 12.7 mm Type 1 machine-guns and two wing mounted 20 mm Ho-5 cannons and either two 250 kg bombs or drop tanks carried on external racks.
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The Nanchang Q-5 (Fantan-A) is a Chinese single-seater attack aircraft armed with two 23 mm cannon in the wing roots and up to 2000 kg of disposable stores carried in the under-fuselage weapons bay and on eight hard points, two tandem pairs under the fuselage and two under each wing. The Q-5 is a radical Chinese development of the Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-19, itself in production and under continued development in China as the Shenyang J-6 series.
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The Navion Model H was an American five-seater, dual-control, light aircraft developed from the earlier North American/Ryan Navion Rangemaster series of aircraft during the late 1960's. The Navion Model H was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of all-metal construction with hydraulically-retractable tricycle type landing gear, powered by a Continental IO-520-B six-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 322 kmh and a range of 2895 km.
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The Ndn-1 is a British two-seat basic trainer aircraft.
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The Ndn-6 Fieldmaster is a British two-seat agricultural aircraft. It has a top speed of 157 mph and a range of 1297 km. The prototype was flown in December 1981, and production started in the mid 1980s.
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The Neiva 360C Regente (C-42 or U-42) is a Brazilian four-seater light aircraft developed for air force liaison and observation duties, and first flown in 1961. The Neiva 360C is a braced high-wing monoplane of all-metal construction powered by a Lycoming O-360-A1D four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 220 kmh and a range of 928 km.
In 1967 an AOP version of the Neiva 360C, designated YL-42 by the Brazilian Air Force, was flown which has improved controls and a modified rear fuselage to give better all-round vision.
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The Neiva 420 L-42 Regente is a Brazilian short-range light transport aircraft with liaison and air observation capabilities entered into service in 1965. The
Neiva 420L is powered by one Teledyne Continental IO-360-D flat-six piston engine providing a top speed of 246 kmh and a range of 950 km. The Neiva 420L carries a pilot and up to two passengers or a pilot and observer. Four under-wing hard points provide a facility for carrying light bombs and unguided rockets.
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The Neiva 621 Universal - originally designed as the Neiva IPD-6201 Universal - (Brazilian Air Force Designation T-25) is a Brazilian three-seater basic flying trainer aircraft developed during the 1960's as a replacement for Fokker S-11 and Fokker S-12 aircraft, entering service in 1971. The Neiva 621 Universal is a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by a Textron Lycoming IO-540-G1A5 flat-six piston engine providing a top speed of 324 kmh and a range of 1000 km.
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The Neiva B-2 Monitor is a Brazilian two-seat medium performance sailplane aircraft. The Neiva B-2 is a braced high-wing monoplane of wooden construction that seats two in tandem and has a maximum safe speed of 145 kmh, and a maximum gliding speed of 67 kmh.
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The Neiva BN-1 is a Brazilian single-seat high-performance sailplane. The Neiva BN-1 is a high-wing cantilever monoplane of wooden construction and has a maximum safe speed of 225 kmh.
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The Nelson Hummingbird P.G. 185-B was an American two-seat tandem powered sailplane of the 1960's. The Nelson Hummingbird was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane fitted with a Nelson H-63Cp four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled two-stroke engine which could be retracted into the fuselage when not in use. The Nelson Hummingbird had a cruising speed of 129 kmh.
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The Nesmith Cougar is an American home-built two-seater sporting monoplane designed during the 1950's and first flown in 1957. The Nesmith Cougar is a braced high-wing monoplane powered by a Lycoming O-235 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 293 kmh and a range of 1220 km.
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The Neukom AN-66 was a Swiss single-seat high-performance sailplane first flown in 1966. The Neukom AN-66 was a shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane with a Vee type tail plane of mixed wood and glass-fibre construction.
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The Neukom Elfe MN-R was a Swiss single-seat high-performance sailplane first flown in 1964. The Neukom Elfe MN-R was a shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane of balsa wood and glass-fibre construction.
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The Neukom Standard Elfe was a Swiss single-seat Standard Class sailplane first flown in 1964. The Neukom Standard Elfe was a high-wing cantilever monoplane of glass-fibre and plywood laminate construction and a top speed of 220 kmh in smooth air.
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The NH90 NFH (NATO Frigate Helicopter) is one of two versions of the NH90, the 9 ton class twin engine multi-role helicopter. The primary missions of the NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopter are in the autonomous ASW anti submarine warfare and ASuW anti-surface ship warfare role. The helicopter can operate by day and night, in adverse weather and in the environment of severe ship motion. In the anti-submarine warfare role, the helicopter is capable of carrying out detection, classification, identification tracking and attack of submarines. The helicopter has a crew of three or four, the pilot and co-pilot/Tacco (the tactical co-ordinator responsible for anti-surface or anti- submarine warfare mission management) and the Senso (the helicopter sensor systems operator) in the cabin.
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The NHI H-3 Kolibrie is a Dutch light ramjet-powered helicopter developed during the 1950's. The NHI H-3 Kolibrie is a two-seater general purpose helicopter often used for crop spraying. Two NHI TJ-5 ramjets provide a top speed of 113 kmh and a maximum range of 70 km.
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The Aviamilano F14 Nibbio is an Italian four-seater cabin monoplane. The Nibbio is a low-wing cantilever monoplane of wooden construction powered by a Lycoming O-360 A1A four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 335 kmh and a range of 1000 km.
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The Nicollier HN 433 Menestrel is a French single-seater amateur-build light aircraft first flown in 1962. The Nicollier HN 433 Menestrel is a low-wing cantilever monoplane, the original was powered by a converted 30 hp Volkswagen engine providing a top speed of 170 kmh and a range of 425 km.
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The Niemi SISU-1A was an American single-seater high-performance sailplane that in 1964 set the international straight-line distance record by flying 1041.52 km from Odessa, Texas to Kimball, Nebraska, the first soaring flight to exceed 1000 km. The Niemi SISU-1A was a shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane of all metal construction.
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Nimbus was an American weather satellite first launched in 1964. In 1966 an improved version, the Nimbus 2 was launched. Nimbus consisted of two drum-shaped separated by three Vee-struts. The satellite carried television cameras to record cloud cover etc and other scientific equipment including infra-red scanners to monitor weather conditions around the whole world every 24 hours.
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The Nimrod is a family of British long-range maritime patrol aircraft. The main roles of the new
Nimrod 2000 are maritime reconnaissance, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface unit warfare and search and rescue.
Nimrod 2000 is equipped with a stores management system, SMS, which consists of a stores management processor together with five station control units. The system carries out inventory tracking and control, air-to-air weapon control, air-to-sea weapon control, and built-in test and fault diagnostics. The aircraft has a weapons bay with side opening doors at the bottom of the fuselage. The weapons bay can carry fuel tanks, torpedoes (including the Tigerfish torpedo) and sonobuouys. An under-wing hard point on each side of the aircraft can carry the AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile from Boeing or the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile.
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The Nipper Mk III is a British single-seater ultra-light monoplane developed from the Avions Fairey T-66, which in 1966 the British Nipper Aircraft company acquired world design and manufacturing rights to. The Nipper Mk III is a shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane powered by a Rolason Ardem X four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 235 kmh and a range of 320 km or 720 km with tip-tanks fitted.
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The Niro was an American two-stage solid-propellant rocket developed during the 1960's and capable of carrying an 82 kg payload to an altitude of 113 km. The Niro was 650 cm long and had a maximum diameter of 42 cm.
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The C-64 Noorduyn Norseman was a Canadian utility transport aircraft designed for both the civilian and military markets. The Noorduyn Norseman was a high-wing braced monoplane that entered service with the Canadian air force in 1937 and was withdrawn in the 1970s. A Pratt and Whitney Wasp R-1340-AN1 9-cylinder radial air cooled engine provided a top speed of 237 kmh and a typical range of 970 km, depending upon payload, and carried up to eight passengers or freight.
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The Nord 1402 Noroit was a French twin-engined reconnaissance and rescue amphibian flying-boat of the early 1950's used by the French Navy. The Nord 1402 was a gull-wing cantilever monoplane of metal construction powered by two SFECMAS Ars 12H twelve-cylinder inverted-Vee liquid-cooled engines providing a top speed of 370 kmh and a range of 2500 km, increased to 4200 km in the rescue model fitted with auxiliary fuel tanks. The Nord 1402 was armed with two fixed 20 mm cannons in the nose, two 20 mm cannons in a dorsal amidships turret and two 20 mm cannons in a turret at the extreme tail of the hull and had a bomb compartment in the engine nacelles beneath the wings and provision for eight rockets on two brackets on the forward part of the hull.
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The Nord 262 is a French twin-engined, pressurised light transport developed from the Nord 260 for short-haul services, and first flown in 1962. The Nord 262 is a high-wing cantilever monoplane powered by two Turbomeca Bastan VIC turboprop engines providing a top speed of 385 kmh and a range of 875 km fully laden. The Nord 262 carries a crew of two and up to twenty-nine passengers, though twenty-six is the more usual configuration.
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The Nord 3201 was a French two-seater trainer aircraft first flown in 1954. The Nord 3201 is a low-wing cantilever monoplane of mainly metal construction powered by a SNECMA 4 LO 2 four-cylinder in-line inverted air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 274 kmh.
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The Nord 3202 is a French two-seater trainer aircraft first flown in 1957. The Nord 3202 is a low-wing cantilever monoplane of mainly metal construction powered by a Potez 4D 32 four-cylinder in-line inverted air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 260 kmh and a range of 1000 km.
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The Nord 3400 is a French two-seater artillery observation and casualty-evacuation aircraft first flown in 1958. The Nord 3400 is a high-wing braced monoplane of metal construction powered by Potez 4-D 34 four-cylinder in-line inverted air-cooled engine providing a cruising speed of 200 kmh and a minimum speed of 70 kmh and a range of 1000 km.
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The Nord 510 Flying Platform was a French shrouded propeller reconnaissance system developed as a replacement for the captive observation balloon previously used on the battlefield. The Nord 510 Flying Platform was a remotely controlled drone of 1.8 metres diameter, resembling the standard 'flying saucer' of UFO sightings, and able to rise to a height of 300 metres above its transport lorry to which it remained tethered by a cable and winch.
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The Nord 856 Norvigie was a French two/three seater artillery observation and liaison aircraft of the 1950's. The Nord 856 was a high-wing rigidly brace monoplane of fabric covered steel-tube construction powered by a SNECMA 4 LO 4 four-cylinder in-line inverted air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 190 kmh and an endurance of three hours flying time.
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The Nord C30 was a French target drone derived from the AS30 air-to-surface missile in 1967, and intended to assist in the development testing of surface-to-air weapons systems and in the training of the staff operating surface-to-air weapons. The Nord C30 was usually launched from aircraft as they might launch an AS30 missile, and had a top speed of Mach 1.7 and an endurance of two minutes flying time.
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The Nord CT10 was a French radio-controlled target drone used by the British and Swedish navies during the 1960's. The Nord CT10 was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane powered by an Arsenal Pulse-jet engine providing a top speed of 460 kmh and a range of 320 km.
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The Nord CT20 was a French turbojet-powered radio-controlled target drone of the 1960's for military use. The Nord CT20 was standard equipment for training military units in the use of air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles. The Nord CT20 was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane with a medium sweepback powered by a Turbomeca Marbore II engine providing a top speed of 900 kmh and a flying time of 55 to 60 minutes.
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The Nord CT41 was a French recoverable, radio-controlled twin-ramjet supersonic target drone development of which started in 1957, The Nord CT41 was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane, 9.8 metres long powered by two Nord 625 mm diameter ramjets housed in the wing-tip nacelles providing a top speed of Mach 2.7 and an endurance of between six minutes and fourteen minutes flying time.
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The Nord N.2510 Noratlas is a French short/medium-range medium transport aircraft developed after the Second World War, entering service in 1952 as the Nord 2501 Noratlas. The Nord N.2510 Noratlas is a high-wing cantilever monoplane powered by two SNECMA Hercules Mk 738 or Mk 739 radial piston engines providing a top speed of 440 kmh and a range of 3000 km. The Nord N.2510 Noratlas carries a flight crew of four or five and up to 45 troops, 36 paratroops or 18 litters and attendants or 7880 kg of freight in the hold.
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The Nord R20 was a French turbojet-powered radio-controlled battlefield reconnaissance drone of the 1960's developed from the Nord CT20. The Nord R20 had a top speed of Mach 0.65 and a range of 160 km. The Nord R20 was launched from a standard French army lorry and was designed to carry standard NATO surveillance cameras or other equipment in its nose and in interchangeable wing-tip containers.
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The Norinco 100 kg Type 2 bomb is a Chinese air-borne blast/fragmentation light bomb used by Chinese bombers, fighter-bombers and ground attack aircraft.
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The Norinco 250 kg Type 2 bomb is a Chinese air-borne cluster bomb designed to open at a preset altitude. The weapon can hold 28 5 kg anti-personnel and anti-vehicle fragmentation bomblets, 42 2.5 kg anti-personnel bomblets or 26 2 kg anti-tank bomblets.
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The Norinco 55 mm Unguided Rocket Type 1 is a Chinese aircraft and helicopter launched air-to-surface rocket based on the Soviet S-5. The rocket is generally carried in an eight-round under-wing launcher by tactical warplanes and can be fired singularly or in salvos.
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The Norinco 90 mm Unguided Rocket Type 1 is a Chinese aircraft and helicopter launched air-to-surface anti-armour rocket fitted with a hollow- charge warhead capable of penetrating 120 mm of armour.
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The North American AT-6 (Texan) was an American two-seater advanced flying trainer aircraft used during the Second World War by both the US Army Air Forces and the US Navy. During the Korean War, AT-6s were used in a Forward Air Control (FAC) role directing artillery and air strikes. The last AT-6s went out of service in the 1970s. The AT-6 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by a Pratt and Whitney R-1340-AN-1 Wasp radial piston engine providing a top speed of 330 kmh and a range of 1207 km.
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The North American CT-39 (Sabreliner) is an American trainer and utility transport aircraft based on the Rockwell 40 commercial aircraft. The North American CT-39 is a low-wing cantilever monoplane of metal construction produced in a number of models. Two Pratt and Whitney J60-P-3 engines provide a top speed of 563 mph and a range of 3380 km. The North American CT-39 carries a flight crew of two and up to ten passengers or 2500 lbs of freight in the cabin, depending upon the model. American Air Force and Navy CT-39's were equipped with radar and LORAN navigational equipment and used to train navigators and F-105 aircrews.
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The North American F-82 Twin Mustang was an American, two-seater, twin-fuselaged fighter aircraft developed during the late 1940s first as a long-range escort fighter and later as a night-fighter. The G variant was powered by two Allison V-1710-143/145, V-12, liquid-cooled engines each rated at 1600 hp delivering a maximum speed of 740 kmh and a range of 3600 km. The
North American F-82 Twin Mustang was armed with six machine-guns and a payload of 4000 lb of bombs. The North American F-82 Twin Mustang saw action early in the Korean War and was withdrawn from service in October 1953.
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The North American FJ Fury was an American single-seater swept-wing Naval fighter-bomber in service from 1956 to the 1960's. The North American FJ-4B Fury was a development of the F-86 Sabre and was powered by a Wright J65-W-16A turbojet providing a top speed of 1094 kmh and a range of 3250 km. Armaments consisted of four 20 mm cannons and up to 3000 lbs of disposable stores carried on under-wing hard points.
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The North American NA-159 (T-28 Trojan) is an American two-seater primary/basic flying trainer aircraft with armament training and light attack capability. The
North American NA-159 was developed in 1949 as a replacement for the North American T-6 Texan trainer and entered service in 1950. The
North American NA-159 is powered by a WrightR-1300-1 Cyclone 7-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine providing a top speed of 630 kmh and a range of 1480 km, in later models increased to 2173 km. The North American NA-159 is generally unarmed but has provision for two .5 inch Colt-Browning M3 machine-guns to be mounted in the wing leading edges and can carry 200 lbs of disposable stores on two under-wing hard points.
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The North American NA-249 (T-2 Buckeye) is an American two-seater tandem basic/advanced flying trainer aircraft with armament training capability designed in response to a request in 1956 from the US Navy for a multi-role trainer on which pupils could progress from basic flying to the carrier qualification stages of the training programme. The North American NA-249 entered service in 1958, the original T-2A version being powered by a Westinghouse J34-WE-36 turbojet, in 1962 a T-2B version powered by two Pratt and Whitney J60 turbojets was produced for the US Navy, a later version is powered by two general Electric J85-GE-4 turbojets providing a top speed of 840 kmh and a range of 1685 km. The North American NA-249 can carry up to 640 lbs of disposable stores on two under-wing hard points.
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The North American P-51 (Mustang) was a range of American made single-seater interceptor and long-range escort fighter aircraft of the Second World War. The North American P-51 (model D) was a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by a Packard Merlin V-1650-7 inline piston engine providing a top speed of 712 kmh and a range of 3347 km. The North American P-51 (model D) was armed with six 0.5 inch calibre machine-guns and could also carry two 1000 lb bombs or six 5 inch rockets.
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The North American Roadrunner (US military designation MQM-42A) was an American supersonic target drone produced from 1960 and used for air defence training at the MacGregor Range in New Mexico during 1965 and 1966 and in 1967 at the White Sands Missile Range. The North American Roadrunner was a 7.6 metre long, 30 cm basically tubular rocket with a top speed of Mach 1.4 operated at altitudes between 90 and 4575 metres.
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The North American Valkyrie (USAF designation XB-70) was an American large tail-first delta-wing aircraft designed as a strategic bomber to replace the B-52 Stratofortress. The North American Valkyrie was first flown in public in 1964. The North American Valkyrie was powered by six General Electric YJ93-GE-3 turbojet engines providing a cruising speed of mach 3. The North American Valkyrie was designed to carry a crew of four comprising a pilot, co-pilot, bombardier-navigator and defensive system operator, the prototype carried a crew of two.
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Northrop are an American aircraft manufacturer.
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The Northrop A-17 (Nomad) was an American attack aircraft of the Second World War in service from 1936 to the 1950s. The A-17 carried a pilot and gunner in tandem in an enclosed canopy, a Pratt and Whitney R-1535-13 radial piston engine of 825 hp provided a top speed of 220 mph and a typical range of 1175 km. The A-17 was armed with four 7.62 mm Browning fixed forward-firing machine-guns in the leading edges of the wings and one 7.62 mm Browning trainable rearward-firing machine-gun in the rear cockpit. Up to 1200 lbs of disposable stores could be carried in a lower fuselage weapons bay rated at 600 lb and on four under wing hard points, and generally comprised bombs.
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The Northrop AQM-38 (RP-76) was an American high-performance rocket-powered radio-controlled recoverable target missile used for surface-to-air and air-to-air missile firing practice. The Northrop AQM-38 was a shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane first flown in 1958. The original Northrop AQM-38A was subsonic, a later model, the Northrop AQM-38B with a more powerful rocket-motor had a top speed of Mach 1.25 and a range of 72 km.
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The Northrop Black Widow (USAAF designations P-61 and F-15) was the first American purpose-built night fighter, and entered service in 1944. the
Northrop Black Widow was a three-seater shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane powered by two Pratt And Whitney R-2800-10 18-cylinder radial air-cooled engines providing a top speed of 600 kmh. The Northrop Black Widow was armed with four forward-firing 20 mm cannons in the underside of the fuselage and four 0.50 inch calibre machine-guns in an electrically operated dorsal turret.
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The Northrop F-5 (Tiger II) is an American single-seater light tactical and attack fighter. It is armed with two 20 mm Pontiac M39A2 cannon in the underside of the nose and up to 7400 lbs of disposable stores carried on five hard points, one under the fuselage and two under each wing and two wingtip missile rails. The F-5 was first flown in July 1959 as the private-venture Northrop N-156, the F-5A (Freedom Fighter) was produced with US government backing as a supersonic tactical fighter with limited offensive capabilities and thus suitable for export to American allies requiring a modern fighter of limited cost, operating and maintenance requirements. The F-5A is powered by two General ElectricJ85-GE-13 turbojets providing a top speed of mach 1.4 and a range of 592 km fully laden, the F-5B model (a two-seater tandem dual fighter/trainer version) has a top speed of mach 1.36 and a range of 612 km fully laden.
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The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was an American twin-engined two-seater tandem all-weather fighter aircraft in service from 1951 to 1957 when it was replaced by the F-102A Delta Dart. The Northrop F-89 was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane, the Northrop F-89D model was powered by two Allison J35-A-35 turbojets providing a top speed of 1023 kmh and a range of 2200 km. Armaments consisted of 0ne hundred and four 70 mm folding-fin air-to-air rockets carried in two wing-tip pods.
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The Northrop MQM-33 was an American remotely-controlled aerial target drone used as a training device for ground-to-air gunnery by the US army and navy. The Northrop MQM-33 was a high-wing cantilever monoplane powered by a McCulloch O-100-2 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled two-stroke engine providing a top speed of 324 kmh and a range of 333 km.
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The Northrop MQM-57 was an American short-range battlefield surveillance drone developed for the US Army Signal Corps during the 1950's and first flown in 1955. The Northrop MQM-57 was a high-wing cantilever monoplane powered by a McCulloch PD-74/U four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled two-stroke engine providing a top speed of 294 kmh and a range of 160 km.
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The Northrop NV-101 was an American target drone autogyro first flown in 1963. The Northrop NV-101 pas powered by a McCulloch O-100 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 270 kmh and an endurance of three hours flying time. The Northrop NV-101 could also be adapted for surveillance operations.
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The Northrop NV-105 Chukar was an American target drone developed during the 1960's as a small, lightweight target for anti-aircraft gunnery, surface-to-air-missile training and weapon systems evaluation. The Northrop NV-105 was powered by a Williams Research WR24-6 turbojet engine providing a top speed of 760 kmh and an endurance of thirty minutes flying time.
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The Northrop RP-76-4 was an American rocket-powered radio-controlled recoverable, high and low-altitude target drone first flown in 1961. The Northrop RP-76-4 was a cantilever mid-wing monoplane, about four metres long, powered by a solid-propellant rocket motor providing a top speed of Mach 2.7 and a range of 96 km.
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The Northrop T-38 Talon is an American two-seater supersonic basic/advanced flying trainer aircraft based on the Northrop F-5 fighter, developed during the 1950's, first flown in 1959 and in service since 1961. The Northrop T-38 is a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by two General Electric J85-GE-5 turbojets providing a top speed of Mach 1.3 and a range of 1385 km typically.
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The NU-200 Sikumbang was an Indonesian single-seater light ground support monoplane first flown in 1954. The NU-200 Sikumbang was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of mixed metal and wood construction powered by a De Havilland Gipsy-Six six-cylinder inline inverted air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 256 kmh and a range of 960 km.
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The Nuri Demirag Nu.D.36 was a Turkish two-seater trainer biplane of the 1940's. The Nu.D.36 was an unequal-span, single bay staggered biplane powered by a Walter Gemma I 9-cylinder radial air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 182 kmh and a range of 500 km. The Nu.D.36 sat a pupil and instructor in tandem in an open cockpit with full duel controls.
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The Nymph is a British single-engined four-seat light aircraft. It is powered by a 115bhp Lycoming 0-235-CIB engine and has a speed of 117 mph.
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