MFI-9 Junior
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| Type | Primary trainer |
| Manufacturers | Malmö Flygindustri |
| Designed by | Björn Andreason |
| Maiden flight | May 1961 |
| Developed from | BA-7 |
| Variants | Saab Safari |
MFI-9 Junior was based on a 1950s design called BA-7 by Björn Andreason that he designed in his spare time while working for Convair in the USA. The BA-7 first flew 10 October 1958. It was was powered by an air-cooled Continental A-75 engine giving 56 kW (75 HP) driving a two-bladed variable-pitch propeller. In 1960 Björn Andreason returned to Sweden and started working at Malmö Flygindustri where he designed an inproved version of the BA-7 that went into production as MFI-9 Junior. Changes included a larger cockpit and the powerplant was now a Continental O-200-A flat-four air-cooled piston engine giving 75 kW (100 HP). In 1963 it was followed by MFI-9B Trainer and then MFI-9B Mil-Trainer.
[edit] Versions
- Model 208 Junior - Made in Germany by Bölkow Apparatebau GmbH (250 to 300 built)
- Biafra Baby - civilian version, but armed with six French SNEB 68 mm (2.68") unguided folding-fin rockets with armor-piercing warheads under each wing
[edit] Operators
- Biafra (5, nicknamed "Biafra Baby" and armed with six French SNEB 68 mm (2.68") unguided folding-fin rockets with armor-piercing warheads under each wing)
