The company specialized in the design and manufacture of engines for homebuilt aircraft.

[1][2] 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.

"[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.