Browse Items (12 total)
- Collection: Subseries XI-H - Technical files, 1968-1976, undated
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 96, Folder 6; Box 202, Folder 1 - "Vapordyne" -- correspondence, specifications, sketches, and contact sheet, 1969 May - October]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 96, Folder 6; Box 202, Folder 1 - "Vapordyne" -- correspondence, specifications, sketches, and contact sheet, 1969 May - October]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/55d91cd8694f3b06a73b40e8e1846667.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 96, Folder 6; Box 202, Folder 1 - "Vapordyne" -- correspondence, specifications, sketches, and contact sheet, 1969 May - October]")
Items from Box 96, Folder 6 and Box 202, Folder 1 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, May- October 1969. Contains correspondence, specifications, sketches, and a contact sheet related to the Lear Motors Corporation's Vapordyne steam-powered…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 98, Folder 3 - WPL journal about steam project and personal life, 1972-1976]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 98, Folder 3 - WPL journal about steam project and personal life, 1972-1976]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/11eb05b0d8939156790eba3a98ffaf7c.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 98, Folder 3 - WPL journal about steam project and personal life, 1972-1976]")
Items from Box 98, Folder 3 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, 1972-1976. Contains a journal belonging to William P. Lear with handwritten entries related to his steam projects and personal life. Also included are nine loose pages of…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 98, Folder 4 - Steam power turbine -- project reports, 1973 March]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 98, Folder 4 - Steam power turbine -- project reports, 1973 March]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/0b1a0bd3cc516f06800d1188557c047f.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 98, Folder 4 - Steam power turbine -- project reports, 1973 March]")
Items from Box 98, Folder 4 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, March 1973. Contains two project reports related to the Lear Motors Corporation's steam engine. One report includes photographs of steam-powered vehicles. The other report…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 98, Folder 5 - "Lear Steam Bus Program," 1973 May]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 98, Folder 5 - "Lear Steam Bus Program," 1973 May]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/57a572d20dcb0fcc7d8689c7df3f7de3.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 98, Folder 5 - "Lear Steam Bus Program," 1973 May]")
Items from Box 98, Folder 5 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, May 1973. Contains a project outline draft and two press releases related to the Lear Steam Bus program. Three total items.
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 98, Folder 8 - "Flywheel powered commuter car," 1974 October - 1975 April]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 98, Folder 8 - "Flywheel powered commuter car," 1974 October - 1975 April]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/648556d9b46c3d8182d8fce98808ea65.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 98, Folder 8 - "Flywheel powered commuter car," 1974 October - 1975 April]")
Items from Box 98, Folder 8 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, 1974-1975. Contains a typed proposal, notes, and a draft RFP (request for proposal) related to the Lear Motors Corporation's flywheel-powered commuter car. Three total items.
First test of Lear turbine engine
Photograph of people monitoring the first test of the Lear turbine engine, circa 1968-1976. William P. Lear is behind the barrier, second from right.Typed in margin: "First test of Lear turbine engine / Photo-Illustration / Art Alanis."
Complexity comparison [between steam system and gas turbine]
![Complexity comparison [between steam system and gas turbine]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/a987861768929c34bf99a9b1b8a71a34.jpg "Complexity comparison [between steam system and gas turbine]")
Diagram (photographic reproduction) of a complexity comparison between a steam system and a gas turbine, circa 1968-1976.Title: "Complexity comparison."Inscription on verso: "Master / Do not remove."Typed on verso: "Figure 53."
Learium turbine system components
Composite photograph featuring four captioned images of Learium turbine system components, circa 1968-1976. Captions: "Learium turbine system components / Drive turbine & alternator / Regenerator box & boiler feed pump below / Auxiliary…
[Technical illustration of Learcoach]
![[Technical illustration of Learcoach]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/ec7a1b5ca571e41c19087d25bc0cdb2c.jpg "[Technical illustration of Learcoach]")
Technical illustration of the Learcoach, circa 1970s.
Proposal to the United States Public Health Service for a low pollution emission engine power system for a family-type passenger vehicle
Proposal prepared by the Lear Motors Corporation for the U.S. Public Health Service regarding a low-pollution emission engine power system for family-type passenger vehicles, circa 1970. 96 typed pages.