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Parody engineering degree presented to William P. Lear by Lear employees, December 1971.Text: "Degree / BSEE / Bachelor of Science or Bull Shit Eyeball Engineering / This is to certify that William P. Lear has successfully contemplated, completed,…

Photograph of a LearAvia Hughes 500C helicopter (N9127F) in front of a LearAvia hangar, circa 1971-1973. A second helicopter is visible in the background.

Photograph of a Lear AFC-70 autopilot, circa 1971-1976.

Composite photograph featuring four images of the Lear AFC-70 autopilot, circa 1971-1976. The images show the interior components, as well as the fully assembled unit.Caption: "Lear Automatic Flight Control / AFC-70."

Photograph of an aircraft instrument panel outfitted with a Lear AFC-70 autopilot, circa 1971-1976.

Photographic slide of a Lear AFC-70 autopilot, circa 1971-1976.

Photographic slide of the casing and interior components of a Lear AFC-70 autopilot, circa 1971-1976.

Photograph of a LearAvia Bell 206A Jetranger helicopter lifting a cow, circa November 1973. Several people watch from the ground.

Items from Box 201, Folder 4 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1972-1974. Contains three technical illustrations for the Learjet Superwing.

Photograph of employees working in the Avionics Shop at a LearAvia facility, circa 1972-1974. The woman in the foreground is using a soldering tool.Inscription on slide mount: "Avionics."Typed on slide mount: "Seal edge with warm iron. / Do not touch…