MFI-17 Mushshak
The PAC MFI-17 Mushshak and PAC MFI-395 Super Mushshak (Urdu: مشاق, lit. 'Proficient') is a fixed-gear turboprop primary trainer aircraft manufactured by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC). An improved and heavily modified version of the Saab Safari (MFI-15), the MFI-17 is manufactured in Kamra, Pakistan, by the PAC. Built to Mil-Spec and fully aerobatic, it is used for training, towing and other ground-support roles. An upgraded version, the PAC Super Mushshak, has also been produced by PAC. As of 2022, there were 477 MFI-15/17/395 in use, making it one of the most commonly used training aircraft in the world.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
- Category
- Trainers
- Country of origin
- Pakistan
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 110 kt
- Max speed
- 197 kt
- Service ceiling
- 13,500 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,020 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 2,646 lb
- Empty weight
- 1,424 lb
- Powerplant
- Textron Lycoming IO-360-A1B6
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 3
- Length
- 23 ft
- Wingspan
- 29 ft
- Height
- 8 ft
- Number built
- 535
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.