[Lear Fan prototype at Lear facility]

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Identifier2000-06-20_image_467SourceThe William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers (2000-06-20), Box 149, Folder 2CreatorLear Fan LimitedDescriptionPhotograph of the Lear Fan prototype at a Lear facility, Reno, Nevada, December 30, 1980. The caption notes that the aircraft is awaiting stress testing.

Typed caption on verso: "For immediate release / December 30, 1980 / Photo Caption: / Prototype model of New Lear Fan executive aircraft sits in static test area at manufacturing facility in Reno, Nevada as it awaited stress tests. The aircraft, which flies at 400 miles per hour using less fuel than many automobiles, is made almost wholly of lightweight carbon fiber. Aircraft was developed by Lear Fan Corp. (US). The carbon fiber material, known as Thornel ® is manufactured by Union Carbide Corporation. ® Thornel is a registered trademark on Union Carbide Corporation. "Creation Date1980-12-30SubjectLearjet Lear Fan 2100 (Futura)Airplanes--Design and constructionAirplane factoriesPlaceReno (Nev.)NevadaUnited StatesExtent1 photograph : black and white ; 10 x 8 inLanguageEnglishOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers/The Museum of FlightRightsIn copyright

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