SNCAN (Nord Aviation) patents

[MIRAGE 4000]

Interesting on Nord VTOL project :

http://www.google.com/patents?id=Jz91AAAAEBAJ&dq=Societe+Nationale+de+Constructions+Aeronautiques&num=100

(Search for French projects, I foun many interesting ideas !)

 

[Jemiba]

Nice find (and the Rotojet patent, too ) !

Remarkable that Nord itself spoke of an "aerodyne", as with this
name, I always anticipated a vehicle like that, built and flown
by Dornier in 1972

(from FlugRevue .3.1972)

 

[lark]

And Alexander Lippisch also...

 

[Jemiba]

Ah, sorry, I really should have mentioned this great name, the man,
who invented this kind of flying machine. Dornier just translated this
idea into flying hardware, although only unmanned. Of course, not looking
as spectacular, as those fancy artworks and models, which can be found
on http://www.geocities.com/unicraftmodels/on/adyne/adart.htm

 

[MIRAGE 4000]

Great Nord aviation project :

http://www.google.com/patents?id=w-JRAAAAEBAJ&dq=soulez&num=100

 

[Jemiba]

Many thanks for this, Mirage !
Had a similar drawing, source unknown, but worse, type unknown !
Some additional data :
MTOW : 35.000 kg
payload : 20.000
max. speed (with load) 350 km/h
engines : 4 T64 with 2000/2400 kW

 

[Michel Van]

in patent is called Lifting Device Employing Aerodynamic Lift
let us called it for short L-DEAL

the Idea its brilliant
but i not understand is:
how they control the Point of Gravity in L-DEAL?
the point shifts with different Cargo weigth or empty Flight.

how they stabilise it ?

 

[richard]

Hello, Jemiba
Naming a project "Aerodyne" is not so remarkable ,as the word means in french " heavier than air " . Must be said,this word is no longer used...

 

[Jemiba]

"how they stabilise it ?"

he only idea I have, is to change independently the thrustlines of the
four ducted fans ... ???

 

[Michel Van]

this time not Hesham
but me ;D

COUPLING DEVICE FOR V.T.O.IS. AIRCRAFT
(supose to be VTOL Aircaft)
http://www.google.com/patents?id=EWJNAAAAEBAJ&dq=Nord+Aviation

THRUST-REVERSING DEVICE FOR COMBINED TURBOJET-RAMJET UNITS
http://www.google.com/patents?id=gAFuAAAAEBAJ&dq=Nord+Aviation

COMBINED TURBOJET-RAMJET ENGINE
http://www.google.com/patents?id=vbhVAAAAEBAJ&dq=Nord+Aviation

SELF-EFFACINO NOZZLE FOR RAMJET
http://www.google.com/patents?id=hVBLAAAAEBAJ&dq=Nord+Aviation

FAIRED PROPELLER WITH DIPFUSER
http://www.google.com/patents?id=hi5tAAAAEBAJ&dq=Nord+Aviation

STABILIZED CAPTIVE FLYING PLATFORM UNIT
http://www.google.com/patents?id=ICxMAAAAEBAJ&dq=Nord+Aviation

SELF-PROPELLED HANDLING TRUCK Sep 1971
(to day standart on airports)
http://www.google.com/patents?id=Pot0AAAAEBAJ&dq=Nord+Aviation

AERODYNE WITH VERTICAL TAKE-OFF OR LANDING MEANS
http://www.google.com/patents?id=Jz91AAAAEBAJ&dq=Nord+Aviation

VTOL AIRCRAFT HAVING FREELY PIVOTED PROPULSION MEANS
http://www.google.com/patents?id=JZNbAAAAEBAJ&dq=Nord+Aviation

CAPTIVE FLYING PLATFORM UNIT
http://www.google.com/patents?id=HPxkAAAAEBAJ&dq=Nord+Aviation

UNMANNED PLYING MACHINE
UAV from 1964
http://www.google.com/patents?id=bJFpAAAAEBAJ&dq=Nord+Aviation