Wicks Aircraft Supply

Wicks Aircraft Supply (Wicks Aircraft and Motorsports) is a distributor of certified and homebuilt aircraft parts, materials, tools and pilot supplies based in Highland, Illinois. The business grew out of the Wicks Organ Company, whose president Martin Wicks was a private pilot and whose vice president George Gibbons was the company pilot; the aircraft supply operation has been serving builders for over 50 years, according to the About page. It ships worldwide and also serves motorsports customers, including university Baja SAE teams, with its steel, fittings and tubing.

Product range

• Aviation grade 4130 chromoly steel tube and sheet, 2024 and 6061 aluminium tube and sheet, with certification papers available on request for a fee.
• Fasteners and hardware: AN bolts, nuts, rivets, screws, washers, pins, grommets, clamps and quarter-turn fasteners.
• Composites and finishing: West System and System Three epoxies, fiberglass and carbon fibre, foam, vacuum bagging supplies, Polyfiber, Ceconite, Stewart Systems and Superflite fabric and paint systems.
• Firewall forward: exhaust parts, fuel supplies, oil filters, Brackett air filters, baffle materials, gascolators, drain valves, ignition and charging supplies, batteries from EarthX, Odyssey and Gill, and engine gaskets and mount hardware for Continental and Lycoming engines.
• Electrical: wire, coax, switches, circuit breakers and terminals.
• Controls, hoses and fittings, instruments, compasses, adhesives, cleaners and polish, tools and pilot supplies.

Ordering

Orders are placed online or by phone, with a shipping rebate programme described on the site for aircraft and motorsports customers. The site shows a store rating of 4.76 from over 1,800 reviews at the time of writing. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 4:30.

The About page is written by Roy Beisswenger, who found Wicks as an ultralight homebuilder in the St. Louis area and describes the Highland store's displays of hardware, gauges, tools and pilot supplies. Typical catalogue items with published prices include baffle seal, chafe seal, gascolators, fuel filters, oil analysis kits, Continental and Lycoming valve cover gaskets, exhaust gaskets and engine mount hardware.

Contact

Email: info@wicksaircraft.com
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