Quicksilver Manufacturing

Quicksilver Manufacturing 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 Manufacturing
IndustryAerospace manufacturer
Founded1972
FounderDick Eipper
Headquarters
Temecula, California
,
United States of America
Key people
COO Dan Perez
ProductsKit aircraft
Websitewww.quicksilveraircraft.com

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.[4]

Aircraft
Quicksilver MX II Sprint two seater
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References
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 Aircraft "Reorganizing"". AVweb. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
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