The Noroit was an amphibian flying boat designed for the French Navy, a cantilever gullwing monoplane with a two-step hull.

The prototype as a flying boat first flew on 6 January 1949 powered by two 1,200 kW (1,600 hp) Gnome-Rhône 14R radial engines.

The second aircraft was fitted with a retractable tailwheel landing gear for amphibious operation which was later retrofitted to the prototype.

The next two aircraft first flown in 1949 were designated the Nord 1401 Noroit and were fitted with two 1,300 kW (1,800 hp) Junkers Jumo 213 engines and both were also tested with two Bristol Hercules radial engines.

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985).