Columbia Aircraft

The Columbia Aircraft is an aircraft manufacturer of small sports aircraft until the takeover by Cessna in 2007 in Bend, Oregon ( United States) was based at Bend Municipal Airport.

Columbia Aircraft manufactures technologically very advanced single-engine aircraft. All models are single-engine low-wing monoplane, equipped with a control via side-sticks and a glass cockpit and retractable landing gear not reach, despite a high performance.

History

The company was established as a spin-off from the Lancair Company since July 2005, and bears her name. In November 2007, the company Cessna was bought. To date, the company has produced more than 600 aircraft.

Aircraft

• Columbia 300 - no longer produced
• Columbia 350 - now referred to as the Cessna 350
• Columbia 400 - now referred to as the Cessna 400