Two-seat primary trainer, forward air control and light close support aircraft. Prototype flown (as MFI 15) on July 11, 1969 with first of 12 pre-production (Safari/Supporter) aircraft following on April 9. 1973. Initial production batch of 65 begun July 1974 with deliveries scheduled from February 1975. Safari (originally MFI 15) is civil equivalent of Supporter (originally MFI 17), 45 of the latter having been ordered by Pakistan.
| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Power Plant | One 200 hp Avco Lycoming IO-360-A 1B6 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed engine. |
| Performance | Max. speed (at 1.984 lb/900 kg). 155 mph (250 km/h) at sea level. (at 2.425 lb/1 100 kg). 153 mph (246 km/h): cruise at 75%; power (at 1.984 lb/900 kg), 138 mph (222 km/h) at sea level: range (clean aircraft with 10% reserves). 580 mls (933 km) at 130 mph (209 km/h) at sea level: moral climb (at 2.204 lb/1 000 kgl. 1.082 ft/min 15.5 m/sec). |
| Armament | (Close support role) Six under/tying hardpoints of which two inboard stressed for 330-lb (150-kg) loads and remainder for 220-lb (100-kg) loads. Max. weight off ordnance (including pylons) is 661 lb (300 kg). typical loads including six Bofors anti-tank missiles, 18 75-mm Bofors rockets. two 7,62-mm gun pods, or four Abel pods each with seven 68-mm rockets. |
| Weights | Empty. 1.415 lb (642 kg) |
| Max. take-off. 2.425 lb (1 100 kg). | |
| Dimensions | Span, 29 ft 0 ½ in (8.85 m); |
| Length. 22 ft 11 ½ in (7.00 m) | |
| Height. 8 ft 6 ¼ in (2,60 m): | |
| Wing area, 128-09 sq ft (11.90 m2). |
