The Nord 1500 Griffon was an experimental French interceptor built by Nord Aviation to explore flight at around Mach 2 with a combined turbojet and ramjet powerplant. Its design grew out of state-sponsored studies of delta and swept wings and was meant as the successor to the supersonic Nord Gerfaut. A pair of unarmed research prototypes was ordered on 24 August 1953. The Griffon I first flew on 20 September 1955 with only the turbojet fitted and reached Mach 1.3, while the ramjet-equipped Griffon II first flew on 23 January 1957, reached Mach 2.19 and set a speed record of 2,320 kilometres per hour on 5 October 1959 with André Turcat at the controls. The aircraft last flew in 1961 and the Griffon II is displayed at the Musée de l'air et de l'espace near Paris. No production version followed.
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The Nord 1500 Griffon is an experimental ramjet-powered interceptor aircraft designed and built by French state-owned aircraft manufacturer Nord Aviation.
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The Nord 1500 Griffon is an experimental ramjet-powered interceptor aircraft designed and built by French state-owned aircraft manufacturer Nord Aviation.
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The first prototype, named Griffon I, made its maiden flight in 1955
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It was last flown in 1961 and currently resides in the Musée de l'air et de l'espace outside Paris.
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The design featured an innovative dual propulsion turbojet-ramjet configuration
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The Nord 1500 Griffon is an experimental ramjet-powered interceptor aircraft designed and built by French state-owned aircraft manufacturer Nord Aviation.
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The Nord 1500 Griffon is an experimental ramjet-powered interceptor aircraft designed and built by French state-owned aircraft manufacturer Nord Aviation.
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The Nord 1500 Griffon is an experimental ramjet-powered interceptor aircraft designed and built by French state-owned aircraft manufacturer Nord Aviation.
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The Nord 1500 Griffon is an experimental ramjet-powered interceptor aircraft designed and built by French state-owned aircraft manufacturer Nord Aviation.
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The Nord 1500 Griffon is an experimental ramjet-powered interceptor aircraft designed and built by French state-owned aircraft manufacturer Nord Aviation.
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