Seabird Aviation - Aircraft Manufacturers - Hervey Bay Queensland Australia

<body> <div id="menuwrapper"> <ul id="primary-nav"> <li><a href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=pre-owned" ><dfn>1: </dfn>Pre Owned</a> </li> <li class="menuparent"><a class="menuparent" href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=enquiries" ><dfn>2: </dfn>Enquiries</a> <ul> <li class="menuparent"><a class="menuparent" href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=sales" ><dfn>2.1: </dfn>Sales</a> </li></ul> </li> <li><a href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=employment" ><dfn>3: </dfn>Employment</a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=gallery" ><dfn>4: </dfn>Gallery</a> </li> <li class="menuparent"><a class="menuparent" href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=latest-news" ><dfn>5: </dfn>News</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=newsletters" ><dfn>5.1: </dfn>Seabird Flyer</a> </li></ul> </li> <li><a href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=testimonals" ><dfn>6: </dfn>Testimonials</a> </li> <li class="menuparent"><a class="menuparent" ><dfn>7: </dfn>Downloads</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=articles" ><dfn>7.1: </dfn>Articles</a> </li> <li class="menuparent"><a class="menuparent" href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=support" ><dfn>7.2: </dfn>Support</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=service-letters" ><dfn>7.2.1: </dfn>Service Letters</a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=service-bulletins" ><dfn>7.2.2: </dfn>Service Bulletins</a> </li></ul></li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"><a class="menuparent" ><dfn>8: </dfn>Our Aircraft</a> <ul> <li class="menuparent"><a class="menuparent" href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=seeker" ><dfn>8.1: </dfn>SB7L-360 Seeker 2</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=specs" ><dfn>8.1.1: </dfn>Seeker Specifications</a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=seeker-warranty" ><dfn>8.1.2: </dfn>Seeker Warranty</a> </li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"><a class="menuparent" href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=special-ops" ><dfn>8.2: </dfn>Special Missions</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=seeker-2" ><dfn>8.2.1: </dfn>SB7L - 360 Seeker 2</a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=sb9-stormer" ><dfn>8.2.2: </dfn>SB9 Stormer</a> </li></ul></li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"><a class="menuparent" ><dfn>9: </dfn>Company Profile</a> <ul> <li class="menuparent"><a class="menuparent" href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=company-background" ><dfn>9.1: </dfn>Company Background</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=strategic-partners" ><dfn>9.1.1: </dfn>Strategic Partners</a> </li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"><a class="menuparent" href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=design-engineering" ><dfn>9.2: </dfn>Design Philosophy</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=form-follows-function" ><dfn>9.2.1: </dfn>Form Follows Function</a> </li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"><a class="menuparent" href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/index.php?page=products-and-services" ><dfn>9.3: </dfn>Products and Services</a> </li></ul> </li> <li><a href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au/pages/" accesskey="1" title="Home Page, shortcut key=1"><dfn>10: </dfn>Home</a> </li> </ul> <div class="clearb"></div> </div>   <h1>Welcome to <strong>Seabird Aviation Australia</strong>.</h1> <p> We design, develop and manufacturer distinctive ‘<em><a href="solutions.php">visionary airborne solutions</a></em>’.</p> <h2>Seabird Aviation aircraft deliver a combination of attributes not available with conventional fixed wing aircraft due to our design concept of form following function.</h2> <p>Our trademark airborne platform, the <strong><a href="aircraft/seeker_sb7.php">Seeker SB7L-360</a></strong>, is a ‘<em>visionary airborne solution</em>’ designed specially for aerial observation and surveillance. This aircraft is in use around the world and recently became the first aircraft of the new Iraqi Air Force.</p> <h3>Our international Research and Development base and Australian production facility is located at <strong>Hervey Bay, Queensland</strong>.</h3> <h3>We invite you to explore our new website to learn more about <strong>Seabird Aviation Australia</strong> and welcome your enquiry on any of our <em><a href="solutions.php">Visionary Airborne Solutions</a></em><a href="solutions.php">.</a></h3> <p><strong>Overview</strong></p> <p>SAA’s first product is the <em><a href="aircraft/seeker_sb7.php">SB7 </a></em><a href="aircraft/seeker_sb7.php"><em>Seeker</em></a>, a two-seat, high wing General Aviation aircraft - specifically designed to provide a cost effective solution in the niche market of aerial observation and surveillance. </p> <p>The <em><a href="aircraft/seeker_sb7.php">SB7 </a></em><a href="aircraft/seeker_sb7.php"><em>Seeker</em></a> is specifically designed as an aerial observation and surveillance platform with low first and life-cycle costs, and clearly delivers performance characteristics not otherwise available in the fixed wing market place. Advantages over existing helicopter designs are docile handling characteristics, low vibration, high component fatigue lives, flexible sensor fits.</p> <p> Following Seeker operations in Australia (power-line patrol) and the Middle-East (pipe-line patrol and general surveillance) valuable customer feed-back has occurred. This invaluable, real-world, in-the-field, feed-back, is now being applied in the design of the new<em> SB-8 Seeker</em>. </p> <p> This real-world feedback enables SAA to maintain an effective competitive edge. </p> <p><strong>Our mission at SAA is to make:</strong></p> <ul> <li> The unique Seeker aircraft, together with its variants and derivatives, the preferred fixed-wing observation platform for Military, Security, and Commercial customers - worldwide.</li> <li>‘Seeker’ the generic name for these types of aerial platform – while demonstrating the truth of Seabird’s Mission Statement – “<a href="solutions.php">Visionary Airborne Solutions</a>”.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Seabird Aviation Australia</strong>’s industry-leading design and engineering skills and capabilities are reflected by the innovative aircraft platforms we produce - providing <a href="solutions.php">‘visionary airborne solutions</a>’ to clients throughout the world.</h2> <p>Our aircraft are designed upon the fundamental basis of <em>form following function</em>. We analyzed what the market required in airborne surveillance and then designed an aircraft that not only meet these requirements but exceeded them.</p> <h3><strong>Seabird Aviation Australia</strong>’s skilled aviation technicians and engineering professionals utilise the latest in design and manufacturing equipment and innovative production techniques to produce world class surveillance and observation aircraft; ensuring client satisfaction with every aircraft manufactured.</h3> <p><strong>Seabird Aviation Australia</strong>’s design and engineering facilities at <strong><a href="contact.php">Hervey Bay</a>Seabird Aviation Australia (SAA)</strong> identified a niche market that was not being addressed by existing fixed-wing aircraft manufacturers. This market was airborne surveillance. Having identified this market <strong>SAA</strong> set about designing and developing a low cost fixed-wing surveillance aircraft that could fill this niche. Type Certification, Quality Assurance procedures and Airworthiness Authority approval for manufacture then had to be achieved – followed by marketing and manufacturing the aircraft world-wide.</p> <p><strong>SAA</strong> has invested in excess of A$10,000,000 during the design, development, and certification – both in Australia and USA - of the aircraft. Funding was achieved with shareholders’ loans, the sale of equity, and State and Federal Government assistance.</p> <p> Initial indication from the Market was that considerable in-country content and demonstrable after-sales support was required before export orders would be confirmed.</p> <p> <strong>SAA</strong> Directors decided not to pursue further funding for serial production of complete aircraft in Australia but – instead - secure the IP and license the manufacture and marketing to offshore organizations who would be better positioned to access regional markets, and also could provide the necessary after-sales support. <strong>SAA</strong> will continue to supply complete aircraft parts and assemblies to local and regional markets as required. </p> <p><a href="http://www.seabirdaviationjordan.com" target="_blank"><strong>Seabird Aviation Jordan</strong></a>’s license includes Middle-East, Asia, Africa and Europe. </p> <p><strong><a href="contact.php"> Airport</a> </strong>in Queensland provide cost effective research and development advantages and low manufacturing costs – enabling us to produce aircraft of the highest possible quality and standard - <em>at competitive prices.</em></p> <h4>The <a href="aircraft/seeker_sb7.php">Seeker SB7-360A</a>, and the future Seeker SB8 and <a href="aircraft/stormer.php">Stormer</a> - have all been designed and engineered to perform a variety of operational tasks, including surveillance, reconnaissance and tracking in private, commercial and military roles. </h4> <h4>The unique design(s) of the aircraft, developed by <strong>Seabird Aviation Australia</strong> provide significant operational benefits and alternatives to clients seeking operational flexibility in their aircraft. </h4> <h4>For further information on <strong>Seabird Aviation Australia</strong>’s design and engineering capabilities, or to explore the possibilities for your aircraft requirements please contact us at <a href="mailto:info@seabirdaviation.com.au"> info@seabirdaviation.com.au</a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.seabirdaviation.com" target="_blank"><strong>Seabird Aviation America</strong></a> license includes the countries of the Western Hemisphere – particularly North and South America. </p> <p><strong>SAA</strong> continues with research and product development and manufacture of Seekers for Australian, New Zealand, and South East Asian markets. </p> <p> The company now has 18 staff including CAD draftsmen, aircraft welders, sheet metal workers, fibreglass mould and parts fabricators, electrical and avionics technicians. A regional network of skilled sub-contractors has been established to support <strong>SAA.</strong></p> <p> <strong>SAA</strong> is the sole owner of the Intellectual Property (IP) (Type Certificates, with supporting drawings, calculations, publications and know-how) relating to the Seeker aircraft. <strong>Highly qualified Australian and International aeronautical engineering consultants</strong> support <strong>SAA</strong>’s in-house capabilities. Approved sub-contractors are established for the production of CATIA drawings as necessary.</p> </body>