SO.1310 Farfadet
SNCASO SO.1310 Farfadet at 1953 Paris Air Show
Role	Experimental convertiplane Type of aircraft
National origin	France
Manufacturer	SNCASO
First flight	8 May 1953

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)