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Engineering report for the Lear AFC-70 autopilot, circa 1973. Includes data sheets, graphs, diagrams, and photographs. 106 pages (original pages may be missing).

Amplifier in a black metal rectangular case. The components of the machinery are exposed and are connected by wires and screws. The front of the object has a Lear, Inc. logo in blue, red, and silver and a manufacturer label with the following…

Photograph of William P. Lear showing LIFE (Lear Integrated Flight Equipment) indicators to Herbert O. Fisher, circa 1950s. An unidentified Lear, Incorporated company aircraft is visible behind them. Typed caption on verso: "Automatic flight ---- W.…

Photograph of William P. Lear showing LIFE (Lear Integrated Flight Equipment) indicators to Herbert O. Fisher, circa 1958. An unidentified Lear, Incorporated company aircraft is visible behind them. A copy of the image is attached to the verso, along…

Photograph of William P. Lear showing LIFE (Lear Integrated Flight Equipment) equipment to Herbert O. Fisher in the cockpit of an unidentified aircraft, circa 1958.Typed caption on verso: "Automatic flight ---- W. P. Lear, Chairman of the Board of…

Photograph of William P. Lear (pointing to schematic drawing) addressing attendees of the Lear Autopilot Service School, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1951. The caption gives details about the school and Lear's presentation.Typed caption on…

Items from Box 51, Folder 4 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1950-1951. Contains documents related to William P. Lear's winning of the Collier Trophy for developing the F-5 autopilot. Documents includes clippings, articles,…

Items from Box 27, Folder 28 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, March 29, 1944. Contains a paper titled "Aircraft electric remote control actuators and automatic controls," written by William P. Lear for a joint meeting of the Franklin…

Items from Box 17, Folder 11 and Box 200, Folder 2 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1940-1941. Contains patent applications and technical drawings created by William P. Lear for the remote control mechanism (Case 51-1) and pilot…

Photocopied telegram from Colonel David C. Schilling, U.S. Air Force, to William P. Lear, circa 1952. Congratulates Lear on the performance of the F-5 autopilot. Includes a photocopied article from the June 28, 1952 issue of "Newsweek," describing a…