Zivko Aeronautics Inc

Zivko Aeronautics, Inc. (ZAI) is a small, family, woman-owned business in Guthrie, Oklahoma. It does composite prototyping, manufacturing, and design for aviation. The company caters to both government and commercial customers.

The company offers aircraft design, material analysis, sheet metal forming, welding, machining, and avionics installation. Its engineering work covers mechanical, aeronautical, and composite structures engineering, aerodynamics, CAD/CAM, and finite element analysis. The site also lists composite material analysis.

Zivko has full 5-axis CNC milling and routing capability. The worktable area is 5 feet wide, 10 feet long, and 3 feet high. The company can mill from 3D surface models supplied by customers. It can also build surfaces from 2D CAD files, blueprints, or sketches.

The company has in-house capability to proof-load instrument enclosures up to 144 inches in length. The site says ZAI is a final CMMC Level 2 (C3PAO) certified company for security. Its facility sits on a low-density 5,000 foot airport, which the site says allows easy program test development.

The company is in a central location with close access to many major aircraft producers and suppliers. The site says the Zivkos moved the business to Oklahoma after several years in the aviation industry. Bill Zivko started aviation work at a Wisconsin airport, and the site says he built the Beechcraft Starship prototype and the Rutan Voyager while at Scaled Composites.

Judy and Bill Zivko started Zivko Aeronautics, Inc. in October 1987. The first customer was seven-time US National and World Aerobatic Champion Leo Loudenslager. The company rebuilt his Bud Light BD-5J and worked on his Laser 200. The site says the business later grew into work for competitive aerobatic aircraft.

The head office is in Oklahoma, United States. The site lists the phone number 1.405.282.1330 and links to Facebook and LinkedIn pages. Visitors can call to discuss a custom project.