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[LJ23 Automatic Flight Control System]
Photograph of the LJ23 Automatic Flight Control System, circa 1960s-1970s. The components are described in the caption.Typed caption on verso: "[letterhead: 'Lear Jet Corporation / Photo Release'] Components that make up the new LJ23 Automatic Flight…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 50, Folder 11 - "Aviation radio before, during, and after the war" -- WPL speech, 1945 March 7]
Items from Box 50, Folder 11 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, March 7, 1945. Contains a typed copy of speech delivered by William P. Lear to the Aviation Writers Association and booklet with a slightly edited version of the speech. The…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 51, Folder 24 - "Lear launches new program of advanced flight automation" press release, 1958 August - 1959 September]
Items from Box 51, Folder 24 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, August 1958 - September 1959. Contains clippings, photographs, and assorted publicity documents related to the NAVCOM-100 and other Lear navigation products. Tina Lear is…

[Beech Bonanza instrument panel outfitted with Lear equipment]
Photograph of a Beech Bonanza instrument panel outfitted with Lear VHF Omnimatic navigating equipment and a Lear Orienter, circa 1950s-1960s.Typed caption: "Installation of Lear Orienter and Lear VHF Omnimatic navigating equipment in Bonanza Panel.…

[William P. Lear with North American F-86D Sabre aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear holding a gyro unit while standing in front of a U.S. Air Force North American F-86D Sabre aircraft, circa 1950s.Stamped on verso: "Please return to: Lear Archive, [address in Reno, Nevada]."

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 27, Folder 28 - "Aircraft electric remote control actuators and automatic controls," 1944 March 29]
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…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 34, Folder 1 - "Lear low approach system (31-1 and 31-3)," 1939 December]
Items from Box 34, Folder 1 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, December 1939. Contains handwritten notes and sketches about the Lear low approach system. All or most of the notes appear to have been written by William P. Lear. Five total…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 34, Folder 6 - "Bill Lear ideas and cases," 1940 January - 1944 March]
Items from Box 34, Folder 6 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, January 1940 - March 1944. Contains an assortment of handwritten notes and sketches made by William P. Lear detailing various invention ideas. Some of the sketches depict…

[Patent application for Gyromatic Radio Compass]
Patent application for the Gyromatic Radio Compass submitted by William P. Lear, October 30, 1944. 24 typed pages.

Learadio notes on direction finding!
Notes written by William P. Lear about the utility of automatic direction finders, circa 1940. Describes a flight from New York to Dayon, Ohio in Lear's Waco aircraft and how a Lear ADF-8 helped him navigate despite static from a thunderstorm.…
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