How's your Aircraft Recognition? - Page 11

Kiwi · 20-11-2004

To the list awaiting identifivation add this one

**wonwinglo** · 20-11-2004

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To the list awaiting identifivation add this one

***Piaggio type?

Kiwi · 20-11-2004

Yep!, Want to try for a model number?

duncan · 20-11-2004

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Don't need the clues thanks Dunc, it's a Timm N2T-1 Tutor

Spot on Kiwi. #94 Yellow trainer is Timm Aircraft Corporation S-160-k. US Navy ordered 262 as N2T-1 "Tutor".

Made of "Aeromold" plastic/plywood .Clues were a bit laboured sorry. Piaggio, are we talking about the yellow and green pusher or the big tri-motore. We should use the #numbers when we get out of synch.

Kiwi · 20-11-2004

#101 is the Piaggio awaiting a type.
To put everybody out of their misery (and to get rid of the oldest one in the queue) #55 (the pretty pusher) is a Seabird Seeker, a joint venture between the Queensland (Australia) manufacturer and the Jordanian Government.

duncan · 20-11-2004

Interesting mix, the two countries. Did they continue with production ? Any connection with Sea Bee, similar shape?

Kiwi · 20-11-2004

The photo and article came from the magazine "AeroAustralia" April/June 2004.
"The long-running Seabird Aviation Seeker two-seat training/surveillance aircraft programme has received a boost folowing the launch of a joint venture between the Queensland manufacturer and the Jordanian Governmnet. The SB7L-360 Seeker will be built by the state-run King Abdullah Design and Aviation Bureau. An initial four has been ordered by the Royal Jordanian Air Academy for use as trainers supporting surveillance and remote field operations.
The first prototype (powered by a Norton rotary engine) flew in October 1989 and since then has been re-engined with a de-rated 168hp Lycoming 0-360 and the design revised. Some $22million has been spent on the project over the years but only a handful have been built including prototypes. The definitive SB7L-360A Seeker first flew in 1993."
Now you know as much as I do about it. (previously I was blissfully unaware of it's existance)

**wonwinglo** · 20-11-2004

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Originally Posted by Kiwi

The photo and article came from the magazine "AeroAustralia" April/June 2004.
"The long-running Seabird Aviation Seeker two-seat training/surveillance aircraft programme has received a boost folowing the launch of a joint venture between the Queensland manufacturer and the Jordanian Governmnet. The SB7L-360 Seeker will be built by the state-run King Abdullah Design and Aviation Bureau. An initial four has been ordered by the Royal Jordanian Air Academy for use as trainers supporting surveillance and remote field operations.
The first prototype (powered by a Norton rotary engine) flew in October 1989 and since then has been re-engined with a de-rated 168hp Lycoming 0-360 and the design revised. Some $22million has been spent on the project over the years but only a handful have been built including prototypes. The definitive SB7L-360A Seeker first flew in 1993."
Now you know as much as I do about it. (previously I was blissfully unaware of it's existance)

*** Every time that I looked at this design it reminded me of that South African Explorer design,built for a similar mission the one and only prototype finished up as a museum piece,I have never heard of this aeroplane but by pointing it out we are all the richer for our aviation knowledge,and can only thank you Kiwi for the entertainment that your excellent choice of rare birds are giving us.

Kiwi · 20-11-2004

Thank you for your kind words Barry. As you might have guessed I hoard magazines (most of which I have databased.) Would you like to try this one too?

**wonwinglo** · 21-11-2004

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Thank you for your kind words Barry. As you might have guessed I hoard magazines (most of which I have databased.) Would you like to try this one too?

*** What an odd looking aircraft ? well I will get to work on it.