Huge Order for Quicksilver SLSAs

Isabel Goyer

Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 08:09 PM ET

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** Quicksilver Sport S2SE**

Key Takeaways:

Quicksilver Aircraft sold 77 recently certificated S2SE light-sport models to the Provincial Government of Guanxi and JH Nanning Group in China, demonstrating the value of its SLSA certificate.
This deal aims to advance aviation development in southern China, primarily by providing flight training for 16,000 students at a new university.
The aircraft will initially be manufactured in the U.S. and assembled in China, with future plans for licensed local manufacturing to support China's goal of designing and building its own new generation of aircraft.

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What good does an SLSA certificate do for a company in the light sport market? Well, in the case of California manufacturer Quicksilver Aircraft, the answer is “a lot” and quickly too.

Quicksilver yesterday announced the sale of 77 of its recently certificated S2SE model, an open air ultralight style airplane constructed with aluminum tubing structure and sailcloth covered wings. Quicksilver, the most prolific ultralight manufacturer in history, has produced kits (and some completed airframes) for 15,000 aircraft since the 1970s.