Photograph of a Hiller YH-32 Hornet helicopter in flight, circa 1950s.
Photograph of the Bleecker Helicopter (tail number 373N), circa 1920s-1930s. A man stands on the right side of the image.
Photograph of a man with the Curtiss-Bleecker Helicopter (tail number 373N), circa 1920s-1930s.
The footage is in color and includes audio.
Label on container: "Northwest Films. 'The Fleet.' Helo's. Helicopter commercial."
]]>Filmed advertisement for LearAvia Helicopter Services, produced by Northwest Films, circa 1970s. The footage features several shots of Bell 206L Longranger helicopters belonging to LearAvia's charter fleet. The scenes depict the helicopters parked at airfields, in flight over various terrain, and being boarded by passengers. The voiceover narration, comprised of several overlapping speakers, lists features and services of "The Fleet" and gives contact information for LearAvia Helicopter Services at Reno Stead Airport (Nevada).
The footage is in color and includes audio.
Label on container: "Northwest Films. 'The Fleet.' Helo's. Helicopter commercial."
The film is in color and is silent.
]]>Film footage of a Bell 206B Jetranger helicopter (registration N2234W) transporting cargo containers, Reno, Nevada, circa 1960s-1970s. The footage opens with the Jetranger approaching and landing in the parking lot of the Answer Man hardware store. The helicopter is then shown lifting cargo containers with its hoist cable and transporting the containers to the roof of a building.
The film is in color and is silent.
Drawing of a helicopter heater, sketched by William P. Lear, September 20, 1975. Includes several handwritten notes.
Photograph of an Aérospatiale AS 341G Gazelle helicopter (N6958) at the LearAvia Aircraft Service Center, circa 1970s.
Photograph of a LearAvia Bell 206A Jetranger helicopter lifting a cow, circa November 1973. Several people watch from the ground.
Photograph of four LearAvia helicopters (two Bell 206A Jetrangers and two Bell 47s) parked outside a hangar, circa 1970s.
Inscription on slide mount: "Muffler in place."
Typed on slide mount: "Seal edge with warm iron. / Do not touch film. / Made in U.S.A."
]]>Photograph of a LearAvia Bell 47 helicopter (N8406E) parked at an airfield, circa 1974. The inscription on the slide mount points out the installed muffler.
Inscription on slide mount: "Muffler in place."
Typed on slide mount: "Seal edge with warm iron. / Do not touch film. / Made in U.S.A."