Vickers Aircraft Company Explained

Vickers Aircraft Company, LTD
Foundation:	2011
Key People:	Paul Vickers - Founder & CEO
Homepage:	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.

History

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.^[1] Special attention is being made to make an aircraft that is producible and highly manufacturable.^[2]

The first public forum discussing the Wave was presented at EAA Airventure 2017.^{[3] [4]}

Products

Vickers Aircraft Company's first aircraft, a two-seat amphibious seaplane, is called The Wave.^[5]

The Wave has some unique features unavailable in other similar aircraft,^[6] such as a bow thruster and substantially higher horsepower engine.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Facilities

Vickers Aircraft Company operates from multiple buildings at the Hamilton Airport, in Hamilton, New Zealand.^[10]

Facilities include cleanrooms for composite layup and bonding operations, ovens for composite curing, manufacturing equipment (routers, presses), trim rooms, stockrooms, and multiple assembly areas.

Key people

Paul Vickers - Founder and CEO^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dan . Johnson . Vickers Aircraft - Wave LSA seaplane . ByDanJohnson.com . 8 May 2017 . 9 June 2017.
2. Web site: Vickers Wave Aircraft Production. Paul Vickers. 4 September 2017. YouTube.
3. Web site: Vickers Oshkosh Forum to Describe Progress toward Wave Light-Sport Aircraft Seaplane - ByDanJohnson.com. 23 July 2017.
4. Web site: . www.eaa.org.
5. Web site: Pope . Stephen . Vickers Wave LSA Emerges | Flying Magazine . Flyingmag.com . 31 October 2013 . 9 June 2017.
6. Web site: Vickers Wave Amphibious Light Sport Aircraft. Aerospace Technology.
7. Web site: Johnson . Dan . Beyond ICON: 5 Seaplane Alternatives - Plane & Pilot Magazine . Planeandpilotmag.com . 27 September 2016 . 9 June 2017.
8. Web site: Vickers Wave Amphibious Light Sport Aircraft . Aerospace Technology . 15 June 2011 . 9 June 2017.
9. Web site: Michael . Foreman . Amphibian nears maiden flight . Stuff.co.nz . 13 June 2014 . 9 June 2017.
10. Web site: What's New - Vickers Aircraft Company Ltd . Vickersaircraft.com . 9 June 2017.
11. Web site: The Journey - Vickers Aircraft Company Ltd . Vickersaircraft.com . 9 June 2017.