The Saab MFI-15 Safari, also sold in military form as the MFI-17 Supporter, is a propeller-powered two-seat trainer and light utility aircraft developed at Malmö Flygindustri and flown by Saab from 1969. Its prototype first flew on 11 July 1969, and the production Safari settled on a Lycoming IO-360 piston engine, a braced shoulder wing with forward sweep so the wing root does not block the pilots view to the side, and side-by-side seating with dual controls. The armed and equipped military version flew in 1972 and became the Supporter. Saab built 250 complete aircraft, most bought by private fliers, and with Pakistani kit and locally built Mushshak aircraft the total reached 462. Norway bought its Safaris in 1981.
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Source Saab Safari (Wikipedia)
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Source Saab Safari (Wikipedia)
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1. Saab Safari (Wikipedia)
Lead, aircraft type
propeller-powered basic trainer aircraft
Specifications, powerplant
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 air-cooled flat-four piston engine
Development and design, prototype flight
On 11 July 1969 Saab flew the prototype
Development and design, Norway
Today 16 of the aircraft are stationed at Bardufoss Air Station.
Development and design, production
Of the 250 fully assembled aircraft built by Saab
Exemplifies: Aviation, Lead, aircraft
propeller-powered basic trainer aircraft
In Group: Single-Engine Piston Light Aircraft, Lead, role
is a propeller-powered basic trainer aircraft used by several air forces
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