Industry | General Aviation |
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Founded | 2011 |
Headquarters | Hamilton, New Zealand |
Key people
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Paul Vickers - Founder & CEO Steve Hamblin - COO |
Products | Light Sport Aircraft |
Website | Vickers Aircraft |
Vickers Aircraft Company is a small aircraft manufacturer in Hamilton, New Zealand. Vickers Aircraft Company is developing the Vickers Wave, a two seat amphibious seaplane.
Vickers Aircraft Company was founded in 2011. Previous to being Vickers Aircraft Company, it had been a custom manufacturer of marine and aviation products, operating as Specialized Routing.
Vickers Aircraft specialises in carbon fibre fabrication, and in-house manufacturing of their goods. Special attention is being made to make an aircraft that is producible and highly manufacturable.
The first public forum discussing the Wave was presented at EAA Airventure 2017.
Vickers Aircraft Company's first aircraft, a two seat amphibious seaplane, is called The Wave.
The Wave has some unique features unavailable in other similar aircraft, such as a bow thruster and substantially higher horsepower engine.
General characteristics
Performance
Vickers Aircraft Company operates out multiple buildings at the Hamilton Airport, in Hamilton, NZ.
Paul Vickers - Founder and CEO
Steve Hamblin - COO