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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Combat Warplanes => Topic started by: Nico Braas on February 05, 2006, 09:16:59 PM

Title: Nord Griffon
Post by: Nico Braas on February 05, 2006, 09:16:59 PM
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!
Title: More on the Griffon 02
Post by: Nico Braas on February 05, 2006, 09:23:32 PM
Here are 4 more shots
Title: Last Griffon shot
Post by: Nico Braas on February 05, 2006, 09:25:11 PM
This shot shows the nose wheel with its perculiar assymetrical shaped door.
Title: Re: Nord Griffon
Post by: No.1 on February 05, 2006, 10:20:07 PM
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].
Title: Re: Nord Griffon
Post by: safo_test on March 17, 2006, 05:47:37 AM
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]) :

(http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/9593/dscf0561ah1jp.th.jpg) (http://img238.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf0561ah1jp.jpg)

(http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/4228/dscf05624dt.th.jpg) (http://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf05624dt.jpg)

(http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7281/dscf05635en.th.jpg) (http://img20.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf05635en.jpg)

(http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/1879/dscf05640lp.th.jpg) (http://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf05640lp.jpg)

(http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/237/dscf05671to.th.jpg) (http://img76.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf05671to.jpg)

(http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/8642/dscf05747gn.th.jpg) (http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf05747gn.jpg)

(http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9834/dscf05751wo.th.jpg) (http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf05751wo.jpg)
Title: Re: Nord Griffon
Post by: safo_test on March 17, 2006, 06:15:02 AM
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:
Title: Re: Nord Griffon
Post by: No.1 on March 17, 2006, 08:18:28 AM
I got from Nico one vacuu formed kit in this scale but never know for this resin :)
Title: Re: Nord Griffon
Post by: Nico Braas on March 17, 2006, 09:36:55 PM
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!
Title: Re: Nord Griffon
Post by: safo_test on March 18, 2006, 05:39:22 PM
I will try to post some pics of this kit (thanks Nico for the details!).
Title: Re: Nord Griffon
Post by: No.1 on March 18, 2006, 07:03:36 PM
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 :)
Title: Re: Nord Griffon
Post by: safo_test on March 20, 2006, 07:26:19 PM
Quote from: Nico Braas on February 05, 2006, 09:16:59 PM
(...)
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.
Title: Re: Nord Griffon
Post by: No.1 on May 08, 2007, 12:25:51 PM
What this could be?
Title: Re: Nord Griffon
Post by: mfg495 on May 08, 2007, 01:46:41 PM
A nice image of a model Nord Griffon
Title: Re: Nord Griffon
Post by: safo_test on June 13, 2007, 01:59:41 PM
Quote from: No.1 on May 08, 2007, 12:25:51 PM
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).

(http://www.editions-lariviere.fr/image/ecommerce/produit/zoom/produit_1312_zoom.jpg)

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.