SNCAC Martinet
SNCAC · France · first flew 1944 · transport aircraft
The SNCAC Martinet was a German-designed but French-built twin-engined military trainer and light transport monoplane. It was operated by the French military and in small numbers by French airlines from the late 1940s.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 2 × piston, wing-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 12.81 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Twin fin |
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Spot it by:
- Twin-engined low-wing monoplane with inverted V-12 Renault engines in wing nacelles
- Twin tail
- Glazed unstepped nose on the NC.701 and a conventional stepped windscreen nose on the NC.702
It is powered by two 590 hp Renault 12S-00 inverted air-cooled V-12 engines driving three-bladed Ratier propellers. Survivors include examples in France, Germany and Sweden.
Specifications
- The SNCAC Martinet has a length of 12.81 m (42 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 21.83 m (72 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 350 km/h (217 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
The SNCAC factory at Bourges had been ordered to build the Siebel Si 204 for the Luftwaffe, and after the Liberation the French continued production, designating the aircraft NC.700. Only a prototype NC.700 with Renault 12S-00 engines was built.
Variants
The NC.701 Martinet was a trainer based on the Si 204D with a glazed unstepped nose, with room for five students as a radio trainer. The NC.702 was an eight-seat transport based on the Si 204A with a conventional stepped windscreen nose.
Where you'll see it
About 350 were built and used by the French Air Force and Navy, the last retiring in 1963. A small number flew with Air France until replaced by larger aircraft such as the Douglas DC-3, and the type was also used by the IGN for photo-survey work.
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