- Malmö MFI-10 Vipan
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MFI-10 Vipan Role Four-seat utility aircraft National origin Sweden Manufacturer Malmö Flygindustri First flight 1961 Primary user Swedish Army Number built 3 The Malmö MFI-10 Vipan (en: peewit) was a four-seat light utility monoplane designed and built in Sweden by Malmö Flygindustri. Only three aircraft were built and it did not enter production.
Design and development
Designed to meet a requirement for both a civil and military utility aircraft the MFI-10 was a braced high-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and a cabin for a pilot and three passengers. The prototype was powered by a nose-mounted 160 hp (119 kW) Lycoming O-320 engine and first flew in 1961. It was followed by two military prototypes for the Swedish Army designated MFI-10B. The MFI-10B had a 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360-A1A engine and first flew on 27 June 1962. Plans to produce a variant with a more powerful engine did not proceed and the aircraft did not enter production.
Variants
- MFI-10 Vipan
- Civil prototype with a 160hp (119kW) Lycoming O-320 engine, one built.
- MFI-10B Vipan
- Military prototype with a 180hp (134kW) Lycoming O-360-A1A engine, two built.
Operators
Specifications (MFI-10B)
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70 [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 pilot
- Capacity: 3 passengers
- Length: 7.90 m (25 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 10.73 m (35 ft 2½ in)
- Height: 2.20 m (7 ft 2¾ in)
- Wing area: 15.70 m2 (169 ft2)
- Empty weight: 650 kg (1,433 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,175 kg (2,590 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-360-A1A engine, 134 kW (180 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 236 km/h (146 mph)
- Cruising speed: 220 km/h (137 mph)
- Range: 1,000 km (620 miles)
- Service ceiling: 4,260 m (14,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 3.4 m/s (670 ft/min)
Notes
- ^ Taylor 1969, p.171.
References
- ^ Taylor 1969, p.171.
- Taylor, John W.R.. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70. London: Jane's Yearbooks.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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