Nord 1500 Griffon II F-ZWUI
the Griffon was a response to a 1953 requirement for a light supersonic interceptor. The prototype first flew in September 1955 and this, the second aircraft flew in January 1957. In October 1959 it attained a speed of Mach 2.19, 2,300km/h at 15,000 metres.
It was part of a series of competing programs to fill a French air force specification for a Mach 2 fighter. Nord 1500-02 Griffon II – the second aircraft fitted with the definitive turbo-ramjet powerplant. | Rob Vogelaar