| Eipper Quicksilver | |
|---|---|
 Quicksilver MX | |
| General information | |
| Type | Ultralight aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Eipper Formance Eipper Aircraft Quicksilver Aircraft |
| Designer | Bob Lovejoy |
| Status | In production (2018) |
| History | |
| Developed from | Quicksilver hang glider |
| Variants | M-Squared Breese Ultralight Engineering Astra Ultralite Soaring Wizard |
Quicksilver is a line of single and two-place high wing, single-engine, ultralight aircraft that evolved from weight-shift hang gliders including Bob Lovejoy's High Tailer.
The earliest powered version, the Quicksilver C, was created as a self-launching hang glider, designed to allow pilots who lived in the flatlands to be able to self-launch without a hill. The design later evolved into an ultralight aircraft for powered cross-country flying.[1]
The aircraft line has been in production since the late 1970s and remains in production in 2018 by Quicksilver Aircraft of Temecula, California.[2][3]
- ^ Cliche, 2001, page E-29
- ^ Quicksilver Aircraft (n.d.). "Quicksilver - The World's Largest Manufacturer of Sport Aircraft". Retrieved November 18, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 116. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X