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The Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation designs and builds light General Aviation Aircraft . Originally '''The Lancair Company''', Columbia Aircraft was spun off from that company; the resulting company was renamed to its current name in July 2005 . Columbia manufactures production aircraft derived from the earlier Lancair Homebuilt Aircraft designs. Columbia produces some of the most technologically advanced single-engine aircraft on the market. All models feature side-mounted Control Stick s and a Glass Cockpit , and are so Aerodynamic that there is no need for retractable Landing Gear . Originally designed by Lance Neibauer in the 1980s, his first model, the Lancair 200 was developed in 1984. Neibauer no longer controls Columbia Aircraft. In January 2003, Composite Technology Research Malaysia (CTRM) bought a controlling interest in Columbia for over $50 million. CTRM is owned by the Malaysia n government and was incorporated in November 1990 by Minister of Finance Malaysia Inc. CTRM's CEO is Retired Col. Rosdi Mahmud . Columbia is located on the southeast corner of Bend Municipal Airport in Bend , Oregon . COLUMBIA AIRCRAFT
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