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 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:…
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.…
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…
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,…
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.