Kits Shipped Worldwide From U.S. Company Headquarters

As part of a business analysis of Quicksilver aircraft, operations chief Daniel Perez reviewed where the 15,000 Quicksilver kits that have been sold have been shipped. Although an American company since the early 1970s, domestic (U.S.) distribution makes up only about 31 percent of the company's business.

Mexico closely follows the U.S. with 21 percent, making it by far the second strongest destination for aircraft sales. The two account for over half of all deliveries. Exports to Canada, however account for only a few dozen aircraft. Quicksilver said this may be because Canada has several entries of its own in the very light aircraft class and as its population of 34 million is only 30 percent of Mexico’s 114 million population.

Other western hemisphere countries flying Quicksilver aircraft in relatively large numbers include Peru, Columbia, and Venezuela, giving South American countries 14 percent of all Quicksilver aircraft.

Quicksilver also has a significant presence in Asia with Japan having seven percent, China receives five percent of the California company’s shipments (with more in the pipeline), another five percent goes to the Philippines, and two percent land in Taiwan. Asia thus accounts for 19 percent of Quicksilver shipments.

About seven percent of all shipments have gone to France, along with seven percent to South Africa. The company claims it has shipped a handful of aircraft to several other destinations.

Quicksilver says its aircraft have been sold in more than 100 countries around the globe over the company’s four decades of operation, but it is impossible to determine how many are flying of the 15,000 delivered.

Will Escutia and Daniel Perez purchased Quicksilver Aeronautics LLC in the spring of 2012 and are continuing to operate the enterprise from Temecula, California.

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