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Seabird Aviation Australia Pty Ltd

‘Visionary Airborne Solutions’

Company Overview

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Core Competencies


‘We design, develop, produce, certificate, supply and support class-leading surveillance aircraft’.

Company Overview

• Small, modern, purpose-built facility, positioned with access to a sealed runway.

• Research, design, development and systems-integration focus.

• Significant investment into IP. • CASA-approved Production

Certificate.• In-house component

manufacturing and supporting skills.

• Dedicated product and customer support.

• One of few companies in Australia with a Production Certificate to build general aviation aircraft.

• On average 15-20 full time staff, plus contract engineers.

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• A ‘one-stop’ shop offering customised value-added strategies to its design.

• In-house capability in aeronautical design, engineering, flight testing and assistance in certification processes and standards.

• One of the very few operational facilities in Australia capable of undertaking the complete cycle of design, prototyping, test, certification, manufacture and sensor integration.

• Unique product offering design and performance characteristics not available in other platforms, with significant opportunity worldwide.

• Good footing in the growing aerial surveillance market.

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Competitive Advantages


• Growth in national environmental, resource management, law enforcement and security trends.

• Increasing demand for aerial patrol, surveillance, information and intelligence gathering capability.

• Soaring acquisition and operating costs of helicopters and need for greater automation to improve productivity.

• Limited availability of specialised FAR Part-23 fixed wing observation aircraft.

• Severe restrictions on the use of UAVs over populated areas.

• Natural disaster management: floods, fires, etc.

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Importance of Aerial Surveillance


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Capability and Complexity

Fixed Wing:Low Acquisition Costs.Low Running Costs.

Limited Utility.Moderate to Poor Visibility.

Not optimised for low speed operations.

Rotary Wing:High Acquisition and Running Costs.

High Utility.Good Visibility.Limited range.High vibration.

SEEKER Solution:Good visibility.

Docile and safe, low speed handling. Good multi-role utility.

Cost Effective in acquisition and operation.

Optimised for low-level observation.Long endurance.

Platform Capability Gap

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Fixed or Rotary Wing?


The class-leading, cost-effective surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft,

designed to excel as a sensor platform, offering exceptional situational awareness and safe handling in stable, low and slow

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SEEKER SB7L-360 Series



Capability Requirements and Solutions

‘Carry high precision sensors with low vibration from a stable platform’.

Wing above and aft of the cabin, so permitting optimum sensor field of regard under very high angles of bank.

Rear-mounted engine and pusher propeller, so reducing damage to sensor head from oil and exhaust contaminants and propeller wash.

Tail wheel landing gear so avoiding damage to sensor head from debris due to nose wheel, as well as providing an unobstructed view for the sensor.

A3 Model features sensor bay below fuselage.

‘Enable aircrew the maximum practical situational awareness’.

Side-by-side crew seating with small non-obscuring instrument pedestal.

Bubble cockpit offering exceptionally visibility across the forward and lower hemispheres.

Wing above and aft of the cabin, so permitting situational awareness visibility under high angles of bank.

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Solutions’

‘Enable the aircrew ease of use with minimal fatigue loading and maximum safety’.

Responsive, harmonised controls.

Safe, docile handling characteristics.

Inherent stability and vice free stall.

Low vibrations levels with no slipstream buffeting over cabin.

Universal sensor mounts.

Pusher engine minimises sensor contamination.

Comfortable ride in turbulence.

3-axis stabilised autopilot.

GPS integrated flight assist system.

Aircrew protected in tubular steel safety cell – fire hazards minimised – fuel in wings - no fuel lines in cabin area.

Well ventilated and spacious cabin with approved doors-off operation.



Solutions’

‘Enable the User the maximum practical operational efficiency’.

Tail wheel configuration and low pressure tyres so enabling safe operations from remote airfields, rough fields and minor roads.

Lycoming I0-390 engine – dependable and supportable.

De-rated engine option for use with low octane fuels – Min. 80/87 Avgas.

Affordable operational costs – Circa <US$200 per hour.

Robust, durable, forgiving platform.

Border and Coastline Surveillance,

Monitoring of Economic Assets,

Support to Humanitarian Assistance Programmes,

Power and Pipe Line Surveillance.

Agriculture, Game and Stock Survey, Environmental Monitoring.

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Commercial Applications


Deployed with Users Worldwide


Solutions’

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In-Service with Commercial Users



• ROAMES represents a paradigm shift in vegetation and infrastructure management.

• Dual scanner system works in conjunction with the Flight Assistant System, keeping the sensor footprint on target track during flight.

• Single crew operation.• ROAMES system computer and data

recorder take the place of the second seat.

• State of the art avionics – enabling flights in all weather.

• High powered engine with twin electrical power generation, a separate system for the sensors and aircraft’s power.

• Able to receive accurate weather and traffic information.

• Satellite tracking system which allows asset management operators to track the aircraft and system conditions.

ROAMES – Remote Observation Automated Modeling Economic Simulation

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In-Service with Military Users


70 Sqn, Iraqi Air Force

First aircraft in the reformed Iraqi Air Force

Mission: Provide a responsive, 24 hour, aerial reconnaissance and surveillance capability.

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Defense and Security Applications


Tasks:Tasks:

Monitor and report on the condition of Power lines, Pipelines and Refineries.Monitor and report on the condition of Power lines, Pipelines and Refineries.

Monitor and report on the status of the National borders and coastlines.Monitor and report on the status of the National borders and coastlines.

Maintain watch against potential terrorist attacks (Convoys, MSRs, KPs).Maintain watch against potential terrorist attacks (Convoys, MSRs, KPs).

Provide timely information on the nature of the threat, the ground and the tactical Provide timely information on the nature of the threat, the ground and the tactical situation to Security Forces tasked in response to an incident.situation to Security Forces tasked in response to an incident.

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Defense and Security Applications


Report by the Institute of Defence Analysis prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defence, Director Operational Test

and Evaluation.

‘The SEEKER aircrew could exercise judgment and

immediate direction during the

surveillance mission. They could decide what needed to be

looked at more closely and what can

be ignored’.

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IDA Test and Evaluation


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‘The SEEKER aircrew were able to take a wide view of events. They could see the

entire area with their eyes, and

then use the sensor to focus in on areas of

interest in greater detail’.



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‘Critically, SEEKER aircrew

were able to provide timely

assessments and recommendations

to the Blue ground

commander, as opposed to

merely supplying a data stream’.



SEEKER SB7L-360A • IFR • O-360- engine with single alternator• 925 kg MTOWSEEKER SB7L-360A2 • IFR • IO-390-A1A6 engine with single alternator• 974 kg MTOW• Analog or Digital flight instruments SEEKER SB7L-360A3 ‘ROAMES’• IFR • IO-390-A1B6 engine with duel electrical

system• 974 kg MTOW • Quick change universal sensor mounting• Full ‘Glass Cockpit’ with autopilot and flight

assist system

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SEEKER SB7L-360: Variants


Physical Characteristics: • Conventional metal structure with high fatigue life.• Enhanced corrosion protection.• Non-structural GRP fuselage shell.• Certificated to FAR Part-23 Airworthiness

Standards. Technical Specifications:• Wing Span: 36ft 4in• Overall Length: 23ft• Height of Vertical Stabiliser: 6ft 7in• Wheelbase: 6ft 8in• Certified MTOW: 974 kg• Minimum Patrol Speed (CAS): 70kts• Cruise 75% Power: 112kts• Never Exceed (CAS): 134kts• Stall (400 Flap): 48kts• Fuel Capacity: 48 US Gal• Endurance at Minimum Patrol Speed: 7hrs 15min• Endurance at 65% Power: 4hrs 30min• Range at 75% Power: 475nm• T/O Run (Sea Level ISA) 870ft• Landing Run (Sea Level ISA) 650ft

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SEEKER SB7L-360: Typical Specifications


14” Aperture Mount as Standard14” Aperture Mount as Standard

FLIR Systems Talon.FLIR Systems Talon.

Zeiss Optronics ‘Leo II’ and ‘Goshawk’.Zeiss Optronics ‘Leo II’ and ‘Goshawk’.

Cineflex.Cineflex.

Wescam ‘MX10’ and ‘MX15’.Wescam ‘MX10’ and ‘MX15’.

CloudCap Technologies TASE-400.CloudCap Technologies TASE-400.

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Electro-Optic Sensor Options


Ongoing Development ProgramsOngoing Development Programs::

Instrumental PedestalInstrumental Pedestal

Autopilot, Flight Assist and Engine Management System.Autopilot, Flight Assist and Engine Management System.

Enhanced Communications and Mission Data Management.Enhanced Communications and Mission Data Management.

Semi-Autonomous and Optionally Piloted Aircraft.Semi-Autonomous and Optionally Piloted Aircraft.

Use of alternate fuels.Use of alternate fuels.

Fitting Ground Penetrating Radar.Fitting Ground Penetrating Radar.

Before After

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Flight System Development


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Questions?


SEABIRD AVIATION AUSTRALIA PTY LTD PO Box 618, Hervey Bay, Queensland, 4655, Australia.

Telephone: 61-7-4125 3144 Fax: 61-7-4125 3123Email: [email protected] Web:

www.seabirdaviation.com.au

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