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[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 4, Folder 30 - "Descriptive specifications of Learadio Lear-O-Scope Model LC 100 Radio Compass Direction Finder," circa 1931-1939] (Item)

Items from Box 4, Folder 30 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1931-1939. Contains two reports related to the Learadio Lear-O-Scope Model LC 100 Radio Compass Direction Finder.

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 4, Folder 27 - "Blind approach by voice," 1939 August] (Item)

Items from Box 4, Folder 27 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, August 1939. Includes eight pages of handwritten notes and sketches related to "Blind approach by voice," an airplane landing system.

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 18, Folder 2; Box 200, Folder 2 - "Radio direction finding system (Case 20-1)" -- patent application [RM files], 1940-1943] (Item)

Items from Box 18, Folder 2 and Box 200, Folder 2 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1940-1943. Contains documents and drawings related to the patent application of the radio direction finding system (Case 20-1). 24 total items.

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 18, Folder 1 - "Radio automatic guidance system (Case 31-3) and loop antenna system (Can 8-1)," 1940-1943] (Item)

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.

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 26, Folder 9 - "Learmatic (L-P-3) and Learmatic gyromatic radio compass," undated (circa 1939-1944)] (Item)

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.

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 21, Folder 7; Box 207, Folder 2; Box 209, Folder 4 - "Leartron control system" [L-D-101], 1943 February - 1944 February] (Item)

Items from Box 21, Folder 7; Box 207, Folder 2; and Box 209, Folder 4 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, February 1943 to February 1944. Contains correspondence, diagrams, notes, photographs, and sketches related to the Leartron control system. 29 total items and original folder labeled "Leartron control system / L-D-101."

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 27, Folder 7 - Learmatic gyromatic navigator, 1940 December] (Item)

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."

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 28, Folder 5 - Direction finders, 1926-1941] (Item)

Items from Box 28, Folder 5 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, 1926-1941. Contains patent documentation for various aircraft and radio systems: Joseph Dugan's synchronous bomb sight, Dugan's radio direction and position indicating system, William L. Jacke's automatic radio tuning control, John H. Hammond Jr.'s system of radiodirective control, Warren S. Eaton's radiodynamic orientation…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 27, Folder 28 - "Aircraft electric remote control actuators and automatic controls," 1944 March 29] (Item)

Items from Box 27, Folder 28 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, March 29, 1944. Contains a paper titled "Aircraft electric remote control actuators and automatic controls," written by William P. Lear for a joint meeting of the Franklin Institute and American Institution of Electrical Engineers (Philadelphia Section). A partial draft is also included, containing handwritten edits. Two…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 27, Folder 23 - Captured Me109 radio equipment evaluation by WPL, 1941 July 24] (Item)

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…