The Aérocentre N.C. 1080 AKA SNCAC N.C. 1080 was a French Carrier-borne fighter prototype. Its development was cancelled due to an unexplained accident.
It was designed by the ingenieur (engineer) Pillon and was manufactured by the SNCA du centre which was the official name for the company Aérocentre. The NC 1080 was a competitor for the first French post-World War II shipborne fighter program and had to compete against another native French designs like the Arsenal VG 90 and the Nord 2200.
It was powered by a 22,3Kn thrust Rolls-Royce Nene turbojet engine, it featured a 22º wing sweepback at quarter-chord and it was pretended to be armed with three 30mm cannons.
The prototype was flown for the first time on 29th July 1949 and the flying characteristic showed that further modifications were needed, specially on the spoilers and the tail surfaces.
In the meantime, Aérocentre company had been absorbed by the Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Centre (SNCAC), which meant that further development had to be made at another location, at the villages of Brétigny and Villaroche.
However, after servo controls were installed in February-March 1950 the sole prototype was destroyed in 10th April 1950 and the project was definitely abandoned.
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNCAC_NC_1080
2. The complete book of fighters
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