David Wortman Lear Fan Slides and Technical Reports

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2025-02-18

Contents of the Collection

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The David Wortman Lear Fan Slides and Technical Reports primarily contains annotated technical documents as well as 16 slides created and used by David Wortman during his engineering work on the Lear Fan 2100 at Lear Fan Limited from 1982 to 1985.

The technical documents form the bulk of the collection and include the following documents:

Engineering Report: R45327 Lear Fan 2100 Main Landing Gear Inboard Door Static Test Proposal-D. Wortman (with notes)
Engineering Report: R45345 Lear Fan 2100 All-Fastened Horizontal Stabilizer Static Test Results- D. Wortman (with notes)
Primer on Composite Materials: Analysis- D. Wortman
R45840 EOO3 Inertia Restraint Analysis- D. Wortman (with notes)
R45333/R45334 Lear Fan 2100 Windshield/Window Fail-Safe Test Proposal, D. Wortman

Additional textual materials include bankruptcy legal documents related to the bankruptcy of Lear Fan Limited and a photocopy of an August 26, 1985 article, "Lear Fan Seeking Outside Investor to Revitalize Turboprop Project." Also present are 16 color slides, taken by Wortman in July 1982, that depict the Lear Fan 2100 aircraft.

Dates

Creation: 1969-1985

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research and is accessible in the Dahlberg Research Center by appointment. For more information contact us.

Conditions Governing Use

The Museum of Flight (TMOF) Archives is the owner of the physical materials in the archives and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from TMOF archives before any publication use. TMOF does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners. Consult repository for more details.

Biographical Note: David Wortman

David Wortman worked as an engineer for Lear Fan Limited from 1982-1985.

Full Extent

.4 Cubic Feet (1 5-inch letter-size document box)

Language

English

Additional Description

Accruals

No further accruals are expected.

Related Materials at The Museum of Flight

The Museum of Flight holds multiple collections related to William P. Lear and the Lear Fan 2100. Please inquire for details.

Separated Materials

The following items were separated from the archival component and are kept in the Library:

Douglas Paper 8184: Design and Development of the First Lear Fan All-Composite Aircraft
Douglas Paper 8011: Designing with Advanced Fibrous Composites
Technical Document: Lear Fan 2100 Wing Static Test Results R45304
Technical Document: R45842 E003 Instrumentation Rack Analysis-D. Wortman