Quicksilver Aircraft
Appearance
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Industry | Aerospace manufacturer |
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Founded | 1972 |
Founder | Dick Eipper |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | COO Dan Perez |
Products | Kit aircraft |
Website | quicksilveraircraft |
Quicksilver Aircraft is an American manufacturer of ultralight and light aircraft. Founded in 1972 as Eipper Formance and later Eipper Aircraft,[1] the company today claims to be the leading manufacturer of ultralight aircraft in the United States,[2] with the Quicksilver type ultralight being used to train more ultralight pilots than any other type.[3]
The company was previously known as Quicksilver Manufacturing Inc..[4]
In October 2015, the company began a reorganization after a difficult year financially, closing its factory in California. Company sales had fallen and efforts to control costs were not successful without the reorganization and a liquidation of some assets.[5]
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Aircraft
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- GT400
- GT500
- MX Sprint
- MX Sport
- MX-2 Sprint
- MXL-2 Sport
- Quicksilver C
- Quicksilver E
- Sport II
- Sport 2S
References
[edit]- Citations
- ^ Markowski, Michael A. Build your own ultralight? - tips from an expert. Popular Science, May 1984, p.106.
- ^ Quicksilver Manufacturing official site, accessed 2011-02-10
- ^ Goyer 2004, p.131.
- ^ Quicksilver Manufacturing (2011). "GT500". quicksilveraircraft.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ^ "Quicksilver Aircraft "Reorganizing"". AVweb. October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- Bibliography
- Goyer, Norm (2004). Air Sports: The Complete Guide to Aviation Adventure. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-141051-1. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
External links
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