MFI-17 Mushshak

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name =MFI-17 Mushshak
type =Reconnaissance and ground attack aircraft
Secondary Usage =trainer
manufacturer =Pakistan Aeronautical Complex

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caption = MFI making a landing
designer =Björn Andreason
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status = In production
primary user =Pakistan Air Force
more users =Royal Saudi Air Force
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number built =200+ in service
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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, the MFI 395 Super Mushshak, has also been produced.

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.

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.

Operators

upporter

*DEN (32)
*NOR (23)
*PAK (28 delivered by Saab, 92 assembled from knock down kits)
*flagcountry|Sierra Leone (2)
*ZAM (20)

Mushshak

*IRN (25)
*OMA (8)
*PAK (149)
*SYR (6)

uper Mushshak

* (20+)
* (20)
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pecifications (PT-17)

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crew=2-3, student, instructor, and passenger (optional)
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length main= 7.00 m
length alt= 22 ft 11½ in
span main= 8.85 m
span alt= 29 ft ½ in
height main= 2.60 m
height alt= 8 ft 6½ in
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engine (prop)= Textron Lycoming IO-360-AIB6
type of prop=flat-four engine, driving a Hartzell HC-C2YK-4F/FC7666A-2 two-blade constant-speed metal propeller with spinner
number of props=1
power main= 149 kW
power alt= 200 hp
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max speed main= 146 mph
max speed alt= 365 km/h
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range main= 500 miles
range alt=800 km
range more=with two missiles and three drop tanks
ceiling main= 4,100 m
ceiling alt= 13,450 ft
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* 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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External links

* [http://www.pac.org.pk/amfsite-final/mushshak.html MUSHSHAK TRAINER] The Official page of the aircraft.
* [http://www.paktribune.com/exclusive/exclusivedetails.php?id=71 Pak Tribune: PAF Training Crafts: MFI-17 Mushshak]
* [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?aircraftsearch=Pakistan%20MFI-17%20Super%20Mushshak&distinct_entry=true| airliners.net photos of the aircraft]

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