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Items from Box 18, Folder 1 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1940-1943. Contains a patent application and other documents related to the Radio Automatic Guidance System (Case 31-3) and Loop Antenna System (Can. 8-1), as well as a manual titled "The Lear-Matic: The ultimate instrument for aircraft navigation." 15 total documents.
Items from Box 26, Folder 9 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1939-1944. Contains a hand-drawn sketch, diagrams, and documents related to the Learmatic and Learmatic Gyromatic Radio Compass. Six total documents.
Items from Box 27, Folder 7 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, December 1940. Contains two clippings and a press release related to William P. Lear's receipt of the Frank Hawks Memorial Trophy for developing the Learmatic gyromatic navigator. Three total documents and original folder labeled "Publicity re 'Learmatic' / L-p-5."
Items from Box 27, Folder 23 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, July 24, 1941. Contains a press release and eight captioned photographs related to William P. Lear's evaluation of German radio equipment taken from a captured Messerschmitt Bf 109 aircraft. The photographs depict Lear and Lear Avia engineers carrying out tests on the radio equipment, as well as close-up shots of the…
Items from Box 34, Folder 1 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, December 1939. Contains handwritten notes and sketches about the Lear low approach system. All or most of the notes appear to have been written by William P. Lear. Five total documents.