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Why a Lear Fan? / The Philosophy of a Purchase [promotional letter]
Promotional letter for the Lear Fan aircraft, circa 1978. Six typed pages.

Trophy/Western Plastics Exposition, Jupiter Award, Design Excellence, Lear Fan
Trophy awarded to William P. Lear at the Western Plastics Exposition, 1979. Clear acrylic tower with black engraved metal base. Engraved on front: "WPE / Western Plastics Exposition / Jupiter Award for Design Excellence / 1979 / For the design of…

Trophy/To Moya Lear from the Employees of Newtownabbey, Lear Fan
Trophy given to Moya Lear by Lear Fan employees in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, Christmas 1981. Crystal top depicts an etching of the first Lear Fan (N626BL) and is mounted to a dark acrylic base with an engraved metal plate. Engraved text:…

Tile/LearAvia Product Sample Tile
Black ERM graphite laminate tile. Two pieces of tape and black marker text are present on front of tile. It is accompanied by a letter to Richard R. Tracy, LearAvia Corporation, from A. Lawrence Cobb, Composite Technology Corporation, March 9, 1979.…

Through my eyes [Lear Fan photo album by Ursula Weber Tracy]
Photograph album related to the design and construction of the Lear Fan, circa 1980s. The cover is decorated with a sticker of the Lear Fan logo. The title page includes a dedication to Moya O. Lear. Each of the photos includes a typed caption.Title…

The Future is Now! [movie script outline]
Script outline for a movie about the Lear Fan aircraft, circa 1980. 12 typed pages.

Testimony before the Senate Sub-committee on Science, Technology and Space
Transcript of a testimony given by James W. Mar, Hunsaker Professor Aerospace Education, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, about the NASA Large Composite Primary Aircraft Structures Program, March 10,…

Scarf/Lear Fan First Flight
Lear Fan square scarf of red, white and blue, with Lear Fan X of blue, red, and green. Scarf is polyester with white background, red border and allover Lear Fan print, likely given out at first flight event. Made by Frankie Welch.

Proposal for a new, wide-body jet-fan commuter/executive plane - Lear Fan 3100
Proposal for the Lear Fan 3100 aircraft, prepared by I. J. Gilchrist and Bill Murphy of LearAvia, circa 1981. 56 pages.

Print/Lear Fan Print, Mounted to Cardboard
Black, white and sepia-toned print. Canvas stretched along board backing. Image of Lear Fan and builders.
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