ðə nˈuː ˈɛɹlaɪnɚ, ðə nˈoːɹd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, wʌz lˈaɪk ðɪ ˌɛmˈeɪtʃ.tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti, ɐ hˈaɪwˈɪŋd hˈaɪwˈɪŋ kˈæntᵻlˌiːvɚ mˈɑːnoʊplˌeɪn ʌv ˈɔːlmˈɛɾəl kənstɹˈʌkʃən, pˈaʊɚd baɪ tˈuː tˈɜːboʊmkə bˈæstən, ænd fˈɪɾᵻd wɪð ɐ ɹᵻtɹˈæktəbəl tɹˈaɪsɪkəl ˈʌndɚkˌæɹɪdʒ, wɪððə mˈeɪn wˈiːlz ɹᵻtɹˈæktɪŋ ˌɪntʊ fjˈuːzəlˌɑːʒmˈaʊntᵻd fˈɛɹɪŋz.
The new airliner, the Nord 262, was like the MH.260, a high-winged high-wing cantilever monoplane of all-metal construction, powered by two Turbomeca Bastan, and fitted with a retractable tricycle undercarriage, with the main wheels retracting into fuselage-mounted fairings.