Malmö MFI-10 Vipan

MFI-10 Vipan
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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

• Swedish Army

Specifications (MFI-10B)

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

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)

References

• Taylor 1969, p.171.