Airplanes -- Design and construction
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Design and construction of airplanes
Found in 46 Collections and/or Records:
Series V. Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, 1910-1933
Series
Scope and Contents
Series V. Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company is comprised of material dating from 1910 to 1933 and is divided into three subseries: Administrative records, Legal records, and Financial records. The Administrative records subseries includes a bound volume of board meeting minutes which includes related documents such as correspondence and legal files. A few loose pieces of correspondence and assorted documents are also in the subseries. The...
Dates:
1910-1933
Series V. Lear Jet Corporation, 1960-1974, 1984-1989, 1991-1992, 1999, undated
Series
Scope and Contents: Lear Jet Corporation
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:
1960-1974, 1984-1989, 1991-1992, 1999, undated
Series VII. Curtiss-Wright Corporation, 1928-1965
Series
Scope and Contents
The Curtiss-Wright Corporation series, with records spanning 1928-1965, is divided into five subseries: Administrative records, Legal records, Financial records, Aircraft documentation, and Airport documentation. The series largely documents real property owned by the company.The Administrative records subseries has little documentation of day-to-day operations but rather includes blank forms, narrative histories of the company and of some of its...
Dates:
1928-1965
Series VIII. Photographic Prints and Negatives, circa 1900s-1960
Series
Scope and Contents
The Photographic Prints and Negatives series documents many aircraft, people and organizations affiliated with the Curtiss-Wright Company and its predecessor companies, spanning the early 1900s through 1960 with the bulk of items from the 1930s-1940s. While Series V. contains 14 photographic prints and Series VII. contains 263 prints and 1 negative, the bulk of visual imagery can be found in this series, with 3,503 photographic prints, 462 negatives, and 1 photomechanical print among these...
Dates:
circa 1900s-1960
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