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]

Quicksilver Aircraft
IndustryAerospace manufacturer
Founded1972
FounderDick Eipper
Headquarters,
Key people
COO Dan Perez
ProductsKit aircraft
Websitequicksilveraircraft.com

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]

Previous logo as Quicksilver Manufacturing

Aircraft

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Quicksilver MX II Sprint two seater

References

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Citations
  1. ^ Markowski, Michael A. Build your own ultralight? - tips from an expert. Popular Science, May 1984, p.106.
  2. ^ Quicksilver Manufacturing official site, accessed 2011-02-10
  3. ^ Goyer 2004, p.131.
  4. ^ Quicksilver Manufacturing (2011). "GT500". quicksilveraircraft.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "Quicksilver Aircraft "Reorganizing"". AVweb. October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
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