Contents of the Collection

This small collection consists of 15 color snapshots taken by Bruce Campbell of the Lear Fan at a flight demonstration or show for the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) circa early 1980s. The photographs depict Lear Fans N626BL and N327ML on the ground and in the air. Moya Lear is in one photograph; other spectators are unidentified.

Summary

Table of Contents: The Lear behind -- Changed travel for the business traveler -- Hollywood travelers -- November 464 Charlie Lima -- Aircraft model numbers -- Why was the Lear special? -- The movies and Astrovision -- Donate a Lear to The Museum of Flight -- Paintings on-board -- Purchase your first Lear -- Comfort an issue? -- Price point -- Revisit the change of industry’s thinking -- The FBO advantage -- Like a military jet -- Bill Lear was a genius -- The Lear Fan.

Scope and Contents: LearAvia Corporation 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, ...

Scope and Contents: Lear Fan Limited 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...