Eggenfellner Aircraft Inc was an American

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manufacturer, founded by Jan Eggenfellner and based in

Edgewater, Volusia County, Florida Edgewater is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States, situated along the Indian River, adjacent to the Mosquito Lagoon. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 23,097. It is a part of the Deltona–Daytona Beac ...

. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of engines for

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.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', pages 238-239. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

History

The company was founded in 1994 to produce the

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series of

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-based engines and went bankrupt in 2009 in the

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. Eggenfellner indicated that low profit margins and more market emphasis on lower-powered engines precipitated the bankruptcy. Eggenfellner said, "some customers lost money and became upset, blaming me personally for the losses. I personally lost everything, providing refunds, until no money was left." The company's engines found a high degree of customer acceptance among owners of Van's Aircraft types, due to the completeness of the package provided and the low price. In 2003 it was reported that 298 engines had been sold to RV builders. In 2010 Eggenfellner founded a new company to produce the Viking 110

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engine, Viking Aircraft Engines.

Aircraft engines

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External links

Company website archives
on Archive.org Defunct aircraft engine manufacturers of the United States Homebuilt aircraft