Norman Aviation Nordic VI

Design

The Nordic VI is a high-wing braced cabin monoplane with side-by-side seating. It has a steel tube fuselage with fabric-covered wooden structure wings and a fixed tail wheel landing gear. The main landing gear legs are titanium.

Variants

Nordic VI-912

Rotax 912 powered. 253 had been completed and flown by 2011.

Nordic VI-914

Rotax 914-powered. Three had been completed and flown by 2011.

Operational history

In November 2016 there were 21 Nordic VIs on the Transport Canada Civil Aviation Register.

Specifications

Data from World Directory of Leisure Aviation and Norman Aviation

General characteristics

Crew: 2

Length: 20 ft 2 in (6.15 m)

Wingspan: 33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)

Empty weight: 586 lb (266 kg)

Gross weight: 1,058 lb (480 kg)

Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912 , 80 hp (60 kW)

Performance

Cruise speed: 103 mph (166 km/h; 90 kn)

Stall speed: 34 mph (55 km/h; 30 kn) at full flaps

Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,000 m)

Rate of climb: 980 ft/min (5 m/s)