Eggenfellner Aircraft

Eggenfellner Aircraft Inc was an American aircraft engine manufacturer, founded by Jan Eggenfellner and based in Edgewater, Volusia County, Florida. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of engines for homebuilt aircraft.[1][2]

Eggenfellner Aircraft Inc
TypePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
Founded1994
Defunct2009
FateBankrupt
Headquarters
Edgewater, Volusia County, Florida
,
United States
ProductsAircraft engines
OwnerJan Eggenfellner

History

The company was founded in 1994 to produce the Eggenfellner E6 series of Subaru-based engines and went bankrupt in 2009 in the Great Recession. Eggenfellner indicated that low profit margins and more market emphasis on lower-powered engines precipitated the bankruptcy. Eggenfellner said, "some customers lost money and became upset, blaming me personally for the losses. I personally lost everything, providing refunds, until no money was left."[2]

The company's engines found a high degree of customer acceptance among owners of Van's Aircraft types, due to the completeness of the package provided and the low price. In 2003 it was reported that 298 engines had been sold to RV builders.[3]

In 2010 Eggenfellner founded a new company to produce the Viking 110 light-sport aircraft engine, Viking Aircraft Engines.[2]

Aircraft engines
Summary of aircraft engines built by Eggenfellner Aircraft
Model name First run Type
Eggenfellner E6 1994 Subaru-based six-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine

References
  1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, pages 238-239. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Eggenfellner, Jan. "Viking Aircraft Engines Contact Info". vikingaircraftengines.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  3. "Eggenfellner Engines -- Looking Big". aero-news.net. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
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