The Nord 260 was a French twin-turboprop light transport that began as the Max Holste MH.260 Super Broussard, a turbine-powered development of the piston-engined MH.250. The MH.260 prototype first flew on 29 July 1960 with two Turbomeca Bastan engines and a high wing with a square-section fuselage meant to carry 20 to 23 passengers or up to 3,885 kg of cargo, as a replacement for the Douglas DC-3 and a feeder-liner. When Max Holste ran into financial trouble, Nord Aviation took over the whole programme and the production aircraft were sold as Nord 260s. Only nine were completed and a tenth was kept as a source of spares. Widerøe leased three and the Centre d'essais en vol used five, but there were no commercial orders, and production moved to the more advanced pressurised Nord 262.
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The construction of a batch of 10 MH.260s was started with a French government subsidy, and a collaboration arrangement agreed with Nord Aviation
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Design and development, first flight
The prototype MH.260, powered by two 730 shp (540 kW) Bastan IIIs, first flew on 29 July 1960.
Design and development
Like the MH.250, the MH.260 was a high-wing aircraft with a square-section fuselage, which was of all-aluminum construction.
Design and development, engine
Max-Holste developed the MH.250 into the turboprop-powered MH.260
Design and development, end of production
Production was switched to the more advanced Nord 262 development.
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 5,600 kg (12,345 lb)
Specifications, gross weight
Gross weight: 9,400 kg (20,723 lb)
Design and development, production total
Only nine production Nord 260s were completed, with the tenth aircraft remaining unflown and used as a source of spare parts.
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led to the programme being taken over by completely by Nord, with production aircraft known as Nord 260s
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The construction of a batch of 10 MH.260s was started with a French government subsidy, and a collaboration arrangement agreed with Nord Aviation
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The construction of a batch of 10 MH.260s was started with a French government subsidy, and a collaboration arrangement agreed with Nord Aviation
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The construction of a batch of 10 MH.260s was started with a French government subsidy, and a collaboration arrangement agreed with Nord Aviation
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