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The '''SNCAN N.2501 Noratlas''' or simply '''Noratlas''' is a post-war [[military]] [[France|French]] [[transport]] [[aircraft]] designed and built by [[Société Nationale de Construction Aéronautique du Nord]].<ref>{{fr}}http://www.avionslegendaires.net/avion-militaire/nord-n-2501-noratlas/</ref>. It was use by several [[air force]]s like [[French Air Force|Armée de l'Air]], [[Luftwaffe]], and [[Israeli Air Force]]. It was built under licence<ref>http://www.aviastar.org/air/france/nord_noratlas.php</ref> in [[Germany]]. It's first flew in septembre [[1949]]<ref>{{fr}}http://www.aviationsmilitaires.net/display/aircraft/312</ref> and was introduced in [[1953]]. France retired its last one in [[1984]].

The '''Noratlas''' is a twin-boom, twin-[[engine]] aircraft. Built in [[metal]] it has a high wing, and twin-tail. It can carry 35 [[paratrooper]]s, or 17 [[injury|injured]] peoples on [[stretcher]]. On [[freighter]] configuration it can carry 7 900 [[kilogram|kg]] for [[cargo]] missions. [[Cockpit]] is for 2 or 3 peoples : [[pilot]], co-pilot, and sometimes [[navigator]].

[[French Air Force|Armée de l'Air]] used '''SNCAN N.2501 Noratlas''' for the [[Algerian war]] for [[paratrooper]]s operations,<ref>{{fr}}http://avions-de-la-guerre-d-algerie.over-blog.com/article-19017012.html</ref>, cargo transport, and sometimes search and rescue. In [[1956]] France and [[Israel]] used their Noratlas for [[Suez Canal]] [[crisis]].