Automatic direction finder built with a circular metal base and clear circular plastic cover encasing gears, wire, and other metal components. The metal portion of the object has two cylindrical casings screwed into the base. In addition, there are…
Navigator component mounted to a square brown lacquered piece of wood. The navigator dial is made of black plastic with pieces tiered by size. Above the dial is a numerical counter encased with clear plastic. Screwed into the top portion of the wood…
Servo Module A-5 automatic pilot equipment made out of solid black metal. There are components screwed into the main body, each circular in form. "M-1" is painted in white on the side of the object. There are two metal plates screwed into the object…
Radio compass constructed out of black metal with a glass circular face. A sticker of an airplane and "Lear Orienter" is placed on top of the glass covering. The compass is embedded into a square piece of brown wood with a lacquer finish. There is a…
Radio compass constructed out of black metal with a glass circular face with yellow numbering. An airplane and "Lear Orienter" is etched in white on top of the glass covering. The back portion of the compass is black cylindrical metal. In addition,…
Items from Box 27, Folder 4 and Box 207, Folder 2 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, September 1940 through May 1941. Contains product "pitch" letters, diagrams, technical drawings, brochures, and price lists related to Lear products. 26…
Items from Box 27, Folder 34 and Box 200, Folder 3 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1939-1944. Contains assorted ad sheets and brochures for various Lear Avia products. 18 total items.
Photograph of display cases and shelving units filled with aircraft engine parts, circa 1930s. A sign on the counter contains information about the Menasco Super Buccaneer engine.Caption: "682."
Dial constructed out of black metal in the shape of a rectangular prism. The dial is beneath circular glass and has white lettering. There is a painted silver band around the middle circumference of the object. The back portion has dial knob and an…