The Seabird Seeker is to be manufactured in the USA by Erickson of Portland, Oregon on behalf of Albuquerque-based Seeker Aircraft. The Seeker, which was designed in Australia where approximately 17 have been built by Seabird Aviation, is a two-seat multi-purpose surveillance aircraft with a strut-braced high wing and a pod-and-boom fuselage. The original prototype (VH-SBI, c 89001), known as the SB5N Sentinel, flew on October 1, 1989 and the production version is the SB7L-360A2 powered by a pusher 160hp Lycoming O-360-B2C engine. Some early Seekers were assembled in Jordan and at least two have been delivered to the Iraqi Air Force's 70 Squadron for border patrol, equipped with the FLIR Systems Ultra 8500 surveillance suite. The US-built aircraft, which can be fitted with a gimbal-mounted WESCAM MX-10 video/iR system, will be marketed to governmental and law enforcement agencies as a significantly cheaper alternative to helicopters.
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机译：Seabird Seeker将由俄勒冈州波特兰市的Erickson代表总部位于阿尔伯克基的Seeker飞机在美国制造。该搜索器是由澳大利亚海鸟航空公司在澳大利亚设计的，其中约有17架是这种飞机，是一架两座多功能侦察机，带有支撑高架机翼和吊舱机身。最初的原型机（VH-SBI，c / n 89001），即SB5N Sentinel，于1989年10月1日首飞，生产版本是SB7L-360A2，由推力为160hp的Lycoming O-360-B2C发动机提供动力。一些早期的搜寻者在约旦集结，至少有两个被运送到伊拉克空军的70中队进行边境巡逻，装备了FLIR Systems Ultra 8500监视套件。这架美国制造的飞机可以装配万向架安装的WESCAM MX-10视频/ iR系统，将以比直升飞机便宜得多的价格出售给政府和执法机构。
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