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STANDARD DATA: Seats 6-8. Gross wt. 7,540. Empty wt. 4,700. Fuel capacity 120. Engines 550-hp Pratt & Whitney Wasp. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 155. Cruise mph 141. Stall mph 68. Initial climb rate 714. Range 464. Ceiling 17,000. |
The Norseman was designed by Robert B.C.Noorduyn in 1934 and entered production in Montreal, Canada, in 1935. Designed primarily for use in the Canadian bush as a lightweight freighter and transport, the Norseman IV with the Pratt & Whitney Wasp engine was used during World War II by both the R.C.A.F. and the U.S. Air Corps as a utility transport and navigational trainer. Altogether 759 aircraft were supplied to the Air Corps under the UC-64 designation. After the war, the Canadian Car and Foundry Co. acquired the assets of the Noorduyn Co. and continued production of an improved Norseman until 1959.
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