SNCAC NC.1071 French Torpedo Bomber

SNCAC NC.1071 French Torpedo Bomber

The SNCAC NC.1071 was planned as the second prototype of the SNCAC NC.1070, but was instead modified to be powered by two Rolls-Royce Nene turbojets instead of the SNECMA radial engines.

The NC.1071 made its first flight on 12 October 1948. It suffered damage to its undercarriage on 27 April 1949, flew again in 1950 and was modified the following May after significant structural distortion appeared in flight. Though both an all weather fighter variant (NC.1072) and an attack bomber (NC.1073) were considered, they were not built and development was abandoned at the end of NC.1071’s flight tests.

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