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The Beginning Lance A. Neibauer is the company’s founder and creative force behind the award-winning Lancair line aircraft. Lance began his career as a graphic designer having received a BFA degree from Michigan State University in 1971. With a strong family background in aviation (Meyers Aircraft), Lance was drawn into aviation in the late 70’s when composite structures began to appear. The marriage of aviation and art is apparent in the sculptured lines on all Lancairs. The first model Lancair 200 was developed in 1984 and today, that prototype resides in the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Museum in Oshkosh, WI. In the past decade, the name Lancair has come to represent industry leadership, a success based on an unrelenting commitment to quality and innovation. Lancair has played a key role in defining the actual character of this growing kit plane industry, a market segment that now outsells the production market fleet by more than 3 to 1. Today, there are more than 1,870 Lancairs sold in more than 34 countries, on 5 continents. Hundreds are flying with tens of thousand of flight hours logged. Lancair also enjoys one of the finest safety records in the industry due in no small part to the extensive Lancair Builder Assist Program, Lancair Preflight Inspection Program, First Flight Test Program, Flight Training Program and of course, Lancair’s strong, solid airframe designs. Lancair’s sleek, innovated design has won it numerous awards at national and international airshow conventions for "Outstanding Design" and "Best New Design." Lance Neibauer, in recognition of his notable impact on the industry, was honored with the August Raspet Award, given by the Experimental Aircraft Association for the advancement of general aviation. He has been included in the "Top Ten Engineers of the Year" by Design News Magazine, awarded "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Entrepreneur Magazine, and has received the Aviation Achievement Award by Teledyne Continental Motors, just to name a few of his honors. The rapid success of the Lancair family of aircraft is the result of a company philosophy dedicated to expanding and refining the product line, a commitment to style, innovation and technical advancements such as the use of advanced composite airframe structures. Customer satisfaction in product and service is the truest measure of success. The Lancair customer receives an extensive free technical support service, as well as an optional formal First Flight Test Program (one of the rare few programs in the industry), a Preflight Inspection Program and a Flight Training Program among other services. It is this unrivaled partnership extended to the Lancair customer that insures his or her success as well as that of the company behind the product. Lancair Worldwide Lancair International Inc. manufactures advanced composite structures at its Redmond, Oregon facility, and has established proprietary relationships with hand-selected vendors in the USA, Europe, Australia and the Philippines. Worldwide, Lancairs are owned and operated in 34 countries on five continents.