MFI-17 Mushshak

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MFI-17 Mushshak

MFI making a landing
Type Reconnaissance and ground attack aircraft
Manufacturer Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
Designed by Björn Andreason
Status In production
Primary users Pakistan Air Force
Royal Saudi Air Force
Number built 200+ in service
Developed from Saab Safari

Mushshak (Urdu: مشاق) (MFI-17) is a license-built military training aircraft version of Saab Safari used as a trainer by the Pakistan Army and Pakistan Air Force. It is manufactured in Pakistan by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex. As of 2006, 80 aircraft have been manufactured. Built to MIL-Spec and fully aerobatic, it is used for training, towing and other ground support roles. An upgraded version Super Mushak MFI-395 has also been produced.

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[edit] Design characteristics

The MFI-17 Mushshak is a one propeller engine aircraft used for training undergraduate student pilots fundamentals of aircraft handling, instrument, and night flying. It is also used for reconnaissance, observation and transportation purposes. the advance version of this aircraft is MFI 395 Super Mushshak.

[edit] Features

The MFI-17 Mushshak was designed as a multirole reconnaissance and ground attack aircraft. Also this aircraft is used to train pilots in the Pakistan Air Force Academy Risalpur. Its main features are provision for full blind-flying instrumentation and radio.

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[edit] Supporter

[edit] Mushshak

[edit] Super Mushshak

[edit] Shahbaz

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[edit] Specifications (PT-17)

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2-3, student, instructor, and passenger (optional)
  • Length: 7.00 m (22 ft 11½ in)
  • Wingspan: 8.85 m (29 ft ½ in)
  • Height: 2.60 m (8 ft 6½ in)
  • Powerplant: 1× Textron Lycoming IO-360-AIB6 flat-four engine, driving a Hartzell HC-C2YK-4F/FC7666A-2 two-blade constant-speed metal propeller with spinner, 149 kW (200 hp)

Performance

Armament

  • Provision for six under-wing attachment points, the inner two stressed to carry up to 150 kg (330 lb) each and the outer four up to 100 kg (220 lb) each. Possible armament loads include two 7.62 mm machine-gun pods, two pods each with seven 75 mm air-to-surface rockets, four pods each with seven 68 mm rockets, eighteen 75 mm rockets, or six wire guided anti-tank missiles.

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