The Nord Aviation N 500 Cadet was a single-seat VTOL research aircraft built by Nord Aviation in 1967. A model kit presenting the concept was first shown at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget in 1965.

The Nord 500 was a single seat, company funded research aircraft. Its mission was to evaluate principles of the Tilt Duct propulsion concept for VTOL aircraft. The enclosed cabin contained an ejection seat.

The Nord Aviation N 500 Cadet was a French single-seat VTOL research aircraft built in 1967. Two prototypes were constructed, one making its first (tethered)...

The Nord 500 Cadet was 22 ft long and 20 ft wide, weighed only 2,760 lb and used two relatively large five-bladed ducted propellers. On the exit end of the ducts, four control vanes in a diamond shape controlled pitch (collectively) and yaw (differentially).

2025年3月27日 · In the 1960s, France developed the Nord 500—a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft powered by twin ducted fans that promised speed, agility, and versatility decades ahead of its time. With...

2023年12月29日 · The Nord 500 was an experimental aircraft developed by France in the 1960s to test tilt ducted fan technology for VTOL/STOL capabilities, but it faced many technical challenges and never...

2024年8月30日 · The Nord Aviation N 500 Cadet was a single-seat VTOL research aircraft built by Nord Aviation in 1967. In 1966, the French company Nord (later part of Aérospatiale) built two Cadets, each powered by two 317 shp Allison T63-A-5A engines.

The Nord 500 was a company-funded aircraft designed to test the efficacy of ducted-fan propulsion in Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) applications. The single-seat "Cadet" was equipped with two tilting ducted-fan engines that could …

Small single-seat VTOL research aircraft intended primarily to evaluate the flight principles of the tilting-duct concept. The prototype was completed in 1967 and made its first tethered flight in July 1968. Nord's 500 represented the minimalist route to tilt ducted fan research, employing two 317shp Allison T63-A-5A turboshafts.

2018年12月16日 · Nord N 500 Cadet: On a short leash. Company funded, the Nord 500 was a research VTOL aircraft designed to test the tilt duct fan concept. The minute single-seat Cadet was powered by a pair of 317hp Allison T63 type turboshaft engines.