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Nordic VI
Role	Fixed-wing microlight
National origin	Canada
Manufacturer	Norman Aviation
Designer	Jacques Norman
Number built	256 (2011)

The Norman Aviation Nordic VI is a Canadian fixed wing ultralight aircraft designed by Jacques Norman.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Design edit

The Nordic VI is a high-wing braced cabin monoplane with side-by-side seating.^[2] It has a steel tube fuselage with fabric-covered wooden structure wings and a fixed tail wheel landing gear. The main landing gear legs are titanium.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Variants edit

Nordic VI-912: Rotax 912 powered. 253 had been completed and flown by 2011.^[1]^[3]^[4]^[6]
Nordic VI-914: Rotax 914-powered. Three had been completed and flown by 2011.^[1]^[3]^[4]^[6]

Operational history edit

In November 2016 there were 21 Nordic VIs on the Transport Canada Civil Aviation Register.^[7]

Specifications edit

Norman Nordic VI

Data from World Directory of Leisure Aviation and Norman Aviation^[2]^[6]

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 20 ft 2 in (6.15 m)
Wingspan: 33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Empty weight: 586 lb (266 kg)
Gross weight: 1,058 lb (480 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912 , 80 hp (60 kW)

Performance

Cruise speed: 103 mph (166 km/h, 90 kn)
Stall speed: 34 mph (55 km/h, 30 kn) at full flaps
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
Rate of climb: 980 ft/min (5 m/s)

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, pages 62-63. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2005/2006". World Directory of Light Aviation. Pagefast Ltd, England. 2005. ISSN 1368-485X.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 67. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 70. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
^ Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 214. BAI Communications. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
^ ^a ^b ^c "Nordic VI". Norman Aviation. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
^ Transport Canada (12 November 2016). "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register". Retrieved 12 November 2016.

External links edit

Official website

[KitplanesDec2011-1] Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, pages 62-63. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851

[leisure-2] "World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2005/2006". World Directory of Light Aviation. Pagefast Ltd, England. 2005. ISSN 1368-485X.

[WDLA11-3] Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 67. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

[WDLA15-4] Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 70. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X

[Aerocrafter-5] Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 214. BAI Communications. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1

[norman-6] "Nordic VI". Norman Aviation. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

[TCCAR-7] Transport Canada (12 November 2016). "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register". Retrieved 12 November 2016.

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