REDMOND, Ore. (AP) — A central Oregon man has turned his childhood interest in aviation into a company that builds small planes from kits.
Matthew Collier owns Fibercraft, a shop near the Redmond Airport that helps kit-plane owners build their aircraft.
The Bulletin newspaper in Bend reports that Fibercraft has expanded beyond its core business of helping assemble aircraft. It’s also helping develop a new engine for experimental airplanes and has started making plastic-molded products using a method known as thermoforming.
Fibercraft also modifies experimental aircraft, making safety or performance improvements, and offers aircraft detailing, painting and maintenance.
