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Photograph of the technical staff of the Scottish Aircraft and Engineering Company standing in front of a Burnelli (Upperçu-Burnelli) UB-14 aircraft, New Jersey, circa 1930s.
Typed in margin: "British Burnelli-UB 14. Scottish Aircraft and Engineering Co. Ltd."
Typed caption on verso: "The BURNELLI 14-passenger seater twin engine Air Liner and technical staff at New Jersey. Top Speed - 225 m.p.h.…
Photograph of Arling W. Ryberg, Chief Mechanical Engineer of Lear Avia, working in his office, circa 1940. Drafting tools and device components are visible on his desktop.Inscription: "Arlie Ryberg. 1940."Typed caption on verso: "A. W. Ryberg, Chief Mechanical Engineer, in his office."Inscription on verso: "Ryberg in his office."
Photograph of Robert L. Drake, Chief Electrical Engineer of Lear Avia, working in his office, circa 1940s. Typed caption on verso: "R. L. Drake, Chief Electrical Engineer, in his office."Inscription on verso: "Drake in his own office."
Photograph of two Lear Avionics engineers working in a lab, circa 1960s.Typed caption on verso: "Avionics Service Engineers' equipment, as shown in this view of the modern shop, permits fast, accurate analysis of autopilot malfunctions."
Audio recording containing excerpts from an Institute of Aeronautical Sciences (IAS) panel on aircraft developments and an Easter party with Lear family and friends, circa 1950s.
Typed label on reel: "Panel discussion: WPL and Gus Raspit [sic]."
Inscription on back of box: "Date: June 6. Title: Lears [illegible]. [crossed out: 'Farewell party for Bill, [illegible] for Moya']. John and Dad - Gus…
[Audio recording of William P. Lear's speech to Joint Meeting of California-Nevada Engineers]
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Audio recording of a speech given by William P. Lear to a Joint Meeting of California-Nevada Engineers, June 1970. Side B of this reel contains the Bell Telephone radio special "It Can't Be Done," describing engineering feats throughout American history. As the program does not mention Lear or his companies, it has not been transcribed or made available online.
Handwritten label on reel: "'It…
Items from Box 1, Folder 12 of the David L. Davidson Jr. Collection, 1974-1985. Folder contains membership cards, certificates, and printed ephemera related to Davidson's career as an electrical engineer. 11 total items.
Items from Box 1, Folder 10 of the David L. Davidson Jr. Collection, 1988. Folder contains two Polaroid photographs and one certificate related to Davidson's retirement from the Boeing Company.