Air-force Bird!

1. The Proficient Super Mushak!
Good Going PAC!
MFI-17 Mushakis a mild-weight,sturdy,two/3seats,singleengine,predominantlyall steel/metal plane
withtricycle fixedtouchdowngear.Ithasbeendevelopedto satisfyUSFAR 23 certificationinclassesof
ordinary,software utilitiesandaerobatics.Itmayoperate fromanybrief un-preparedstripandis
absolutelyindependentof anykindof groundequipment.SuperMushshak(The Agile) - advanced
avionicsisan upgradedversionof Mushshakfittedwithanextrapowerful engine,cockpitair-
conditioning,electrical devices,andelectriccummanual elevatorandruddertrim.
In concernof trainingrole andArmyCo-operationmissionsMushakisleadingthe peak.Inorderto
meetsthe requirementof acontemporarynumberone trainingsyllabusandasa perfectfundamental
instructor.Aircraftisrightfor Night,Navigation,andFormation&InstrumentFlying.P.SforBasicflight
training,Aerobatics,stallsanddeliberatesspins.Meanwhile,exceptprimaryflyingeducation,Mushshak
isalso suitable forawide range of army co-operationmissionsincludingForwardaircontrol,Forward
area supportwithdroppable supplycontainers,Reconnaissance,Artilleryfire observation, Camouflage
inspection,Borderpatrol,Liaison,Targetflyingandtargettowingfortrainingof groundunits.
Moreover,whenwe switchtoreviewitsperformanceasa trainee jet,it’ll makesusstunned.Mushak
Neverexceedspeed.Itsmaximumspeedis238 Km/hi.e.128 knots,Cruise speedis210 Km/h i.e.130
knots,Stall speedtouchingthe idealfigure of 100 Km/hi.e.54 knots (Flapsdown&Poweroff
capability).ItsServiceCeiling&Rate of climbis4,800m and5.2 m/s,respectively.While Endurance is5
Hour & 10 Minutes.

2. Armaments;like Engineis“TextronLycomingIO-540V4A5”, itspowerare equal to260 HP (at2700 RPM
at ISA conditions)&Cylindersare six.There isthree &twoblade "Propeller"isinmachinery.TBO(Time
betweenoverhauled)Engine &Propellerisabout2KHrs. Cockpitis alsomostdurable forthe
commandingbetweenCo-Pilot/Pilot&ObserverwithInstructor.
P.SMissilesandgunpodsof the Pakistanaeronautical complex'saircraft;the mfi-395isfittedwithsix
hard pointsunderthe wingpylons.The innerconfusedhardpointscandeliverasmuch as 150kg each.
The remaining4 carry rockets,gun podsandBofor Bantam anti-tankmissiles.
Currently,PakistanArmy&AirForce,Iran, RSAF,Syria,Oman,Norway,Sweden,Denmark,&South
AfricaisusingMushak & SuperMushak. Inratios,Iran (IRIAF) has25, Iraq (RIAF) has20, Oman (RAFO)
has 8, Pakistan(PAF) &(PakArmy) has total 149, Syria(SAF) has6, KSA (RSAF) has20, SouthAfrica(Uni
Group Holdings(Pvt) Ltd) has5 operatorsof Mushak in service rightnow.
Qatar is consideringsigninganagreementonpurchasingafleetof SuperMushak.The burningdemand
isgoingup skywards.It’sbeenaofficial reportingnow thatQatarsigneda deal inDoha forthe purchase
of TenPACSuperMushak trainers. ForPakistan,it'sa great start for militarypartnershipwithGCC
stateslike Qatar(the Saudisare alreadyhavingthese inoperationforquite some time).Inrecent
customerordersforthe MFI-395 included:PAF(50),RSAF(20) and Royal AirForce of Oman (5).Some
IncludedTurkeyinthe listaswell asperthe newsfew daysbackas owingto the reportthat Turkeyalso
ordered3 ordersof SuperMushakthisyear andinterestedagain.Inconcernof prices,Super
Mushshak’sexactprice isunknown.MushshakLight5 is Pakistani Rupees6millioni.e.60 Lacs PKRs.
One thingisimportantto mentionhere,the price of PKRs6 millionisof aversionof Mushshakwhichis
called"MushshakLight5". This(MushshakLight5) aircraftis neitherformilitary use norforaerobatics
because it’sNon-Aerobaticaircraft.PakistanAeronautical Complexhasintroducedthisaircraftonlyfor
the in-countryprivate sectortoproduce itand alsoin orderto helptogrow the aviationmarketandits
bestexample isSouth Africa(Uni GroupHoldings(Pvt) whichisoperating5Mushak. P.SThe price is also
introductoryprice forinitial fewpurchasersi.e.itcanbe fluctuate W.R.TTime.The SuperMushshak
whichhas vastcapabilities,whencomparedtoMushshakLight5, itis a much costlieraircraftthanit.
SuperMushak isn'tan upgradedlicensedversionof the SwedishSaabMFI-17manufacturedbyPAC.As
the sole rightsforthe original plane waspurchasedbyPAF.So,the plane,anditsassociatedproprietary
isownedbythe PAF.Since thenithasbeenupgradedseveral times;betterengine,fuelcapacity,
avionics,communicationequipment,andupgradedacrobaticsclassificationdue tofuselage

3. improvementandpluspointmore features.Thisthingisthe blockIIorIII of the original one,itsairframe
islengthened&itsdesignisalsoimproved.It'scockpit,avionics,design,seatingarrangement,Payload
etc were all improved.Hence,itbecame SuperMushak.
Andthisis its2nd confirmedsale thisyear.Thisdefense cooperationagreementwillopenwideglittering
waysfor PakistaninAviationmarket.
Good GoingPakistanAeronautical Complex!
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