Quicksilver Aircraft is an American manufacturer of
ultralight
Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with ailer ...
and
light aircraft
A light aircraft is an aircraft that has a maximum gross takeoff weight of or less.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition'', page 308. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997.
Light aircraft are used as utility aircraft c ...
. Founded in 1972 as Eipper Formance and later Eipper Aircraft, the company today claims to be the leading manufacturer of ultralight aircraft in the United States, with the Quicksilver type ultralight being used to train more ultralight pilots than any other type.
The company was previously known as ''Quicksilver Manufacturing Inc.''.
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.
Aircraft
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GT400
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GT500
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MX Sprint
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MX Sport
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MX-2 Sprint
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MXL-2 Sport
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Quicksilver C
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Quicksilver E
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Sport II
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Sport 2S
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Aircraft manufacturers of the United States
Temecula, California
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