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Archives at The Museum of Flight


Box 207

 Container

Contains 25 Results:

"Drive means (WPL)" for 8-track player -- correspondence, diagrams, patent summary, parts list, and technical drawing, 1964

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Lear Jet Corporation From the Series: Series V: Lear Jet Corporation (LJC) primarily documents the development, production, and distribution of the Learjet Model 23 and Model 24, small and fast executive transport jets, with a lesser degree of coverage about the Lear Liner Model 40. Additionally there is a relatively small amount of information about LJC’s Stereo 8 Division, which designed, developed, and produced the 8-track audio tape cassette player for home, automobile, and personal use. The...
Dates: 1964

Assorted Learjets -- photographs, undated (circa 1969)

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Lear Jet Corporation From the Series: Series V: Lear Jet Corporation (LJC) primarily documents the development, production, and distribution of the Learjet Model 23 and Model 24, small and fast executive transport jets, with a lesser degree of coverage about the Lear Liner Model 40. Additionally there is a relatively small amount of information about LJC’s Stereo 8 Division, which designed, developed, and produced the 8-track audio tape cassette player for home, automobile, and personal use. The...
Dates: undated (circa 1969)

Heading synchronizer -- diagrams, 1973-1974

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: LearAvia Corporation From the Series: This series, the largest in the collection, documents the activities of LearAvia Corporation which was established in April 1968 by William P. Lear in Reno, Nevada at the site of former Stead Air Force Base. The company was engaged in the development, manufacture, and distribution of avionic products as well the design and development of three aircraft: the LearStar 600, the Lear Allegro, and the Lear Fan 2100. The series is divided into eight subseries, ...
Dates: 1973-1974

"Lear Fan information kit" -- product sheets, 1983, undated

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Lear Fan Limited From the Series: Series XIV: Lear Fan Limited (LFL) provides a look into the development, production, flight testing, and quest for FAA certification of the Lear Fan 2100, an innovative all-composite airplane that William P. Lear and his team designed in 1976-1977. The series is arranged into eight subseries: administrative records, correspondence, financial records, legal records, photographs, publicity materials, research materials, and...
Dates: 1983, undated

Canadair Challenger Reports 1, 3-4, 26, and Technical Summary -- technical reports, 1977 February 25 - 1979 March 30

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Related Companies From the Series: The final series of the collection is Related Companies. The focus is primarily on companies that were originally founded by WPL but due to mergers or sales lost their direct affiliation with WPL’s companies. The exception is the final series, Lear Archives, which maintains a direct connection to WPL and his career. The Related Companies series has been divided by company, which are listed in chronological order of their existence and connection to Lear...
Dates: 1977 February 25 - 1979 March 30

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