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Composite materials

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Composites (Materials) ; Multiphase materials ; Reinforced solids ; Solids, Reinforced ; Two phase materials

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

David Wortman Lear Fan Slides and Technical Reports

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 000094]
Identifier: 2025-02-18
Contents of the Collection 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...
Dates: 1969-1985

Series XIV. Lear Fan Limited, 1942-1947, 1975-1999, undated

 Series
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...
Dates: 1942-1947, 1975-1999, undated

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