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{{short description|Manufacturer of kitplanes}}
'''Quikkit''' is a manufacturer of [[kitplane]]s located in [[Dallas, Texas]]. The firm was founded in [[1992 in aviation|1992]] by [[Tom Scott]] to market the [[Quikkit Glass Goose|Glass Goose]] [[amphibious aircraft]], a substantially revised version of the [[Aero Composites Sea Hawker]] design that Scott purchased the rights to after the previous manufacturer ceased business.
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| name = Quikkit
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| type = [[Kitplane]]s
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1992}}
| founder = Tom Scott
| defunct = August 2021<ref name="dissolution">https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_tx/0117581400 Opencorporates</ref>
| hq_location_city = [[Dallas, Texas]]
| hq_location_country = [[United States]]
| area_served =
| key_people =
| products = [[Quikkit Glass Goose|Glass Goose]] [[amphibious aircraft]]
| owner =
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| parent = Rainbow Flyers, Inc. [[Dallas]], [[Texas]]<ref name="dissolution" />
| website = {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060118064353/http://www.glassgoose.com/}}
}}
'''Quikkit''' was a manufacturer of kitplanes located in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in [[1992 in aviation|1992]] by Tom Scott to market the Glass Goose amphibious aircraft, a substantially revised version of the [[Aero Composites Sea Hawker]] design that Scott purchased the rights to after the previous manufacturer ceased business.<ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 116. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref><ref name="WDLA15">Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 121. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}</ref>


==External link==
==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Latest revision as of 13:23, 4 July 2022

Quikkit
Company typeKitplanes
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
FounderTom Scott
DefunctAugust 2021[1]
Headquarters,
ProductsGlass Goose amphibious aircraft
ParentRainbow Flyers, Inc. Dallas, Texas[1]
WebsiteArchived 2006-01-18 at the Wayback Machine

Quikkit was a manufacturer of kitplanes located in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 1992 by Tom Scott to market the Glass Goose amphibious aircraft, a substantially revised version of the Aero Composites Sea Hawker design that Scott purchased the rights to after the previous manufacturer ceased business.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_tx/0117581400 Opencorporates
  2. ^ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 116. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. ^ Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 121. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X