Malmö MFI-10 Vipan

MFI-10 Vipan
The third MFI-10B Vipan exhibited at the 1970 Hanover Air Show
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 the type did not enter quantity 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 quantity 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, designated MFI Fpl54.

Operators

 Sweden

Specifications (MFI-10B)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70 [1]

General characteristics

Performance


Notes

  1. Taylor 1969, p.171.

References


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