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SNCASO Farfadet
Experimental convertiplane From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The SNCASO SO.1310 Farfadet was an experimental French convertiplane of the 1950s.
Design and development
The SO.1310 was a compound gyroplane featuring a tip-jet driven, three-bladed rotor, a fixed wing and a turboprop engine driving a nose-mounted propeller. First flown on 8 May 1953 the aircraft achieved transition to forward flight on 1 July of that year.[1]
Specifications (SO.1310)
Data from Taylor
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 3 passengers, 2 stretchers or freight
- Wingspan: 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
- Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Arrius II gas-generator, providing compressed air to the rotor tips[2] , 270 kW (360 hp)
- Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Artouste turboprop, driving propeller , 270 kW (360 hp)
- Main rotor diameter: 11.2 m (36 ft 9 in)
Performance
- Cruise speed: 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)
- Range: 400 km (250 mi, 220 nmi)
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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