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About The Mushshak Aircrafts Acquired By Nigeria by mtngloetiartel: 6:43pm On Dec 06, 2016
MFI-17 Mushshak
Role
Basic training aircraft +
Light Attack Aircraft
Manufacturer
Pakistan Aeronautical
Complex
First flight
1981
Status
In service In production
Primary users
Pakistan Air Force
Islamic Republic of Iran Air
Force
Royal Saudi Air Force
Produced
1981–present
Number built
200+
Developed from
Saab Safari
MFI-17 Mushshak (Urdu:
ﻣﺸﺎﻕ) (English: Proficient) is
a license-built fixed-gear
basic trainer aircraft
, improved version of the
Saab Safari, used by the
Pakistan Army and Pakistan
Air Force. It is manufactured
in Kamra, Pakistan by
Pakistan Aeronautical
Complex (PAC)
. As of 2006, 80 aircraft were
manufactured. 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.
Design
Used for training
undergraduate student pilots
the fundamentals of aircraft
handling, formation,
instrument and night flying,
the MFI-17 Mushshak is
fitted with blind-flying
instrumentation. It is
propelled by a single
Textron Lycoming four-
cylinder engine with one
twin-blade propeller. It has
fixed landing gear. Also used
for reconnaissance,
observation and
transportation purposes,
there are attachment points
( hardpoints) under the wings
for weapons, allowing the
aircraft to perform light
ground attack sorties and
helicopter hunter missions.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAC_MFI-17_Mushshak
Re: About The Mushshak Aircrafts Acquired By Nigeria by HtwoOw: 7:00pm On Dec 06, 2016
Aircraft and anti mine tanks


And some said Buhari hasn't bought anything

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