Items from Box 1, Folder 12 of the David L. Davidson Jr. Collection, 1974-1985. Folder contains membership cards, certificates, and printed ephemera related to Davidson's career as an electrical engineer. 11 total items.
Photograph of a wood mockup of a Learstar 600 aircraft, circa 1974-1979. A sign next to the mockup reads: ""Learstar 600 commuter jet / 27 passenger plus 3 crew."
Photograph mat printed for the J. H. Doolittle Reception, hosted by the SETP (Society of Experimental Test Pilots), Beverly Hills, California, September 28, 1974. Includes the poem "High Flight" by John Gillespie Magee Jr. and an illustration of the…
Items from Box 166, Folder 10 and Box 208, Folder 1 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, April 26-28, 1974. Contains documents and photographs related to the honorary doctorate of engineering presented by the University of Notre Dame to…
Photograph of several men holding a parachute following an ejection seat test, January 17, 1974. A label on the parachute reads: "Northrop YF-17/Proj 34E. Test #7. Fri 11 Jan 74."
Photographic slide of engineers with the Lear steam-powered bus, Reno, Nevada, circa 1974. The bus's engine is on display. Caption on slide: "Lear Steam Bus, Reno plant-turbine engineers show vapor sys."Sticker on slide: "Joe Rychetnik, Photography /…
Photograph of two unidentified men examining a parachute scrap from an ejection seat test, circa 1974. The text on the parachute reads: "Northrop YF-17/Proj 34E. Test #8. Thur 17 Jan 74."
Photograph of Northrop's hot gas system for canopy jettison, October 23, 1973.
Caption: "73-04618 Northrop. TWO 18080. Hot Gas System, Test Latch Function Canopy Jettison. Test #3 (Hot). 10-23-73."
Photograph of Northrop's hot gas system for canopy jettison, October 23, 1973. A sign on the workbench reads "Mode 1 (seat side), imitation point."Caption: "73-04622 Northrop. TWO 18080. Hot Gas System, Test Latch Function Canopy Jettison. Test #3…