Nord 1700 Norélic
SNCA du Nord · France · first flew 1947 · helicopter
The Nord 1700 Norélic was a French prototype two-seat helicopter with several novel control features. Only one was built.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, rotary |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, fuselage-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 7 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | No tailplane |
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Spot it by:
- Two-blade single rotor with small servo airfoils on rods at right angles to the blades
- Shrouded pusher propeller at the tail replacing a tail rotor
- Two crew seated side by side with open cockpit sides
A single-rotor helicopter with a seven-cylinder radial engine behind the crew, with its crankshaft vertical. Its anti-torque system was an axially driven pusher propeller inside a circular shroud, with four rotatable vertical airfoils on the shroud trailing edge.
Specifications
- The Nord 1700 Norélic has a length of 7 m (23 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 10 m (33 ft).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
André Bruel designed it at SNCA du Nord, and it made its first flight on 17 November 1947. It was intended to lead to series production.
Variants
There were no variants. Bruel later designed the smaller single-seat Nord 1710, which shared a similar control system.
Where you'll see it
It continued to be tested through 1949 and its control system worked well. It was damaged in two accidents, after which development ended.
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