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The SAAB 91 Safir is a three (91A, B, B-2) or four (91C, D) seater, single engine trainer aircraft built by Saab.

The 91A has a four cylinder De Havilland Gipsy Major 2c (125 hp) or Gipsy Major 10 (145 hp) engine.
The 91B, B-2 and C have a six cylinder Lycoming O-435A engine with 190 hp (142 kW).
The 91D has a four cylinder Lycoming O-360-A1A engine with 180 hp.

First flight on November 20, 1945 in aviation, 320 units were built in 5 versions (A, B, B-2, C and D). The Safir was used by the Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Austrian, Tunisian and Ethiopean airforces as trainer aircraft.
Major civilian users was Air France, Lufthansa and Rijksluchtvaartschool (RLS)

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