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Airplanes -- Design and construction

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Design and construction of airplanes

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Jim Chase Lear Fan Document Control Backup Microfilm Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2025-02-21
Contents of the Collection The Jim Chase Lear Fan Document Control Backup Microfilm Collection contains 94 rolls of microfilms which are the "the last complete microfilm copies of the Learfan Document Control backup, which has the complete drawing package." The microfilm was collected and used by Chase during his tenure as a Lear Fan Limited engineer, 1980-1984. Items are kept in their original boxes and many have labels with limited contextual information, primarily date range and roll number. Examples include...
Dates: 1980-1984

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 XII. LearAvia Corporation, 1838-1992, 1999, undated

 Series
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, ...
Dates: 1838-1992, 1999, undated

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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