ISLAMABAD, July 27: Pakistan has finalized the deal for sale of five Super Mashaks — indigenously manufactured propeller aircraft — with the Sultanate of Oman.

The handing over ceremony of Super Mashaks to Oman will be held at Pakistan Aircraft Manufacturing Factory on Aug 1.

Defence Production Division Secretary Zahid Anis would be the chief guest and officials from Oman will formally take over the charge of the newly developed aircraft.

The single engine trainer aircraft can accommodate two or three persons in the cockpit. It meets the requirement of modern primary flight training syllabus, including exercises like basic flight training, instrument flying, aerobatics, night flying, navigation flying and formation flying.

The aircraft is suited for a wide range of army cooperation missions based on forward air control, forward area support, reconnaissance and camouflage inspections and also can target flying and target towing for training of ground units.

A sizable fleet of the earlier version of the aircraft is in use of air force.—APP