Box 209
Container
Contains 35 Results:
"Radio guidance system and blind approach system (WPL/30-1)" -- patent application [RM files], 1935 June - 1944 November
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Series I: Lear Developments
From the Series:
Series I: Lear Developments provides insight into one of WPL’s earliest companies, Lear Developments, whose main focus was aircraft radio development and production. The company was established in 1931 and continued through 1939, when it changed its name to Lear Avia Inc. The series includes materials from the lifespan of the company as well as collected items dating earlier and some items dated later due to the restructure.The series is broken down...
Dates:
1935 June - 1944 November
ADF-6 and ADF-7 -- notes and diagrams [RM files], 1939 February - 1940 March
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Series I: Lear Developments
From the Series:
Series I: Lear Developments provides insight into one of WPL’s earliest companies, Lear Developments, whose main focus was aircraft radio development and production. The company was established in 1931 and continued through 1939, when it changed its name to Lear Avia Inc. The series includes materials from the lifespan of the company as well as collected items dating earlier and some items dated later due to the restructure.The series is broken down...
Dates:
1939 February - 1940 March
Unihand reel and ARL-48 motor reel -- diagrams [RM files], 1938-1939
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Series I: Lear Developments
From the Series:
Series I: Lear Developments provides insight into one of WPL’s earliest companies, Lear Developments, whose main focus was aircraft radio development and production. The company was established in 1931 and continued through 1939, when it changed its name to Lear Avia Inc. The series includes materials from the lifespan of the company as well as collected items dating earlier and some items dated later due to the restructure.The series is broken down...
Dates:
1938-1939
"Superheterodyne transmitter"-- correspondence and diagram [L-D-10], 1937 May - 1940 September
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Series II. Lear Avia Inc.
From the Series:
Series II: Lear Avia Inc. is the second largest series of the collection. It documents the research, development, and manufacture of Lear Avia’s key World War II-era products, notably clutches, screw jacks, motors, and aircraft navigation and radio equipment and parts. In addition, there is documentation of other products which reflect the company’s post-war considerations for manufacture and production. These are not just limited to the field of aeronautics...
Dates:
1937 May - 1940 September
"Remote 180 degree controller and indicator" -- report, diagram, sketches, patent copies, and advertisement [L-D-11 and L-D-39], 1931-1940
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Series II. Lear Avia Inc.
From the Series:
Series II: Lear Avia Inc. is the second largest series of the collection. It documents the research, development, and manufacture of Lear Avia’s key World War II-era products, notably clutches, screw jacks, motors, and aircraft navigation and radio equipment and parts. In addition, there is documentation of other products which reflect the company’s post-war considerations for manufacture and production. These are not just limited to the field of aeronautics...
Dates:
1931-1940
"Radio altimeter disclosure (Wiley)" -- correspondence, research materials, diagram, patent copies, and notes [L-D-12], 1940 October - November
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Series II. Lear Avia Inc.
From the Series:
Series II: Lear Avia Inc. is the second largest series of the collection. It documents the research, development, and manufacture of Lear Avia’s key World War II-era products, notably clutches, screw jacks, motors, and aircraft navigation and radio equipment and parts. In addition, there is documentation of other products which reflect the company’s post-war considerations for manufacture and production. These are not just limited to the field of aeronautics...
Dates:
1940 October - November
"Automatic temperature control" -- correspondence, diagrams, notes, and patent copies [L-D-40], 1941-1942
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Series II. Lear Avia Inc.
From the Series:
Series II: Lear Avia Inc. is the second largest series of the collection. It documents the research, development, and manufacture of Lear Avia’s key World War II-era products, notably clutches, screw jacks, motors, and aircraft navigation and radio equipment and parts. In addition, there is documentation of other products which reflect the company’s post-war considerations for manufacture and production. These are not just limited to the field of aeronautics...
Dates:
1941-1942
"Hook retractor - Grumman (CMC-133)" -- correspondence and diagrams [L-D-41], 1942 April - 1943 June
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Series II. Lear Avia Inc.
From the Series:
Series II: Lear Avia Inc. is the second largest series of the collection. It documents the research, development, and manufacture of Lear Avia’s key World War II-era products, notably clutches, screw jacks, motors, and aircraft navigation and radio equipment and parts. In addition, there is documentation of other products which reflect the company’s post-war considerations for manufacture and production. These are not just limited to the field of aeronautics...
Dates:
1942 April - 1943 June
"Carburetor pre-heat control (CMB-111)" -- summary and diagrams [L-D-45], 1941 March
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Series II. Lear Avia Inc.
From the Series:
Series II: Lear Avia Inc. is the second largest series of the collection. It documents the research, development, and manufacture of Lear Avia’s key World War II-era products, notably clutches, screw jacks, motors, and aircraft navigation and radio equipment and parts. In addition, there is documentation of other products which reflect the company’s post-war considerations for manufacture and production. These are not just limited to the field of aeronautics...
Dates:
1941 March
"Motor armature balance (C.H. Spitler)" -- correspondence and diagrams [L-D-46], 1941-1942
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Series II. Lear Avia Inc.
From the Series:
Series II: Lear Avia Inc. is the second largest series of the collection. It documents the research, development, and manufacture of Lear Avia’s key World War II-era products, notably clutches, screw jacks, motors, and aircraft navigation and radio equipment and parts. In addition, there is documentation of other products which reflect the company’s post-war considerations for manufacture and production. These are not just limited to the field of aeronautics...
Dates:
1941-1942