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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 | www |
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]
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]
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