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[Crashed Lear, Incorporated company company Cessna 180 aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of a crashed Lear, Incorporated company Cessna 180 aircraft in a wooded area, circa 1950s-1960s. The text on the fuselage reads: "Engineering flight test." Inscription on verso: "Back to the drawing board."

[William P. Lear looking out cockpit window of Beech 18 aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear looking out the cockpit window of a Lear, Incorporated company Beech 18 aircraft, circa 1940s-1960s. The text on the fuselage reads: "Lear / Installation and Flight Test Div." Stamped on verso: "Please return to: Lear Archive, [address and telephone number in Reno, Nevada]."

[Learjet 23 aircraft during flight test at Lear facility] (Item)

Photograph of a Learjet 23 aircraft (tail number N801L) during a flight test at a Lear facility, January 1964. Details about the aircraft and its flight tests are provided in the caption.Typed caption on verso: "Fifty-Hour Milestone: Latest photo of Lear Jet being put through its paces for recent high-speed tests and flutter analysis during which it logged 50th hour. / The maximum level-flight…

[Test dummy and parachute on ground after Lear Fan ejection seat test] (Item)

Photograph of a test dummy and parachute on the ground after a Lear Fan ejection seat test, circa 1980.

[Testing setup for Lear Fan mock-up] (Item)

Photograph of the testing setup for a Lear Fan mock-up, circa 1980. A man is working in the ejection seat area.

[Testing setup for Lear Fan mock-up] (Item)

Photograph of the testing setup for a Lear Fan mock-up, circa 1980.

[Memorandum to Lear Jet employees from Bob Hagan, October 9, 1963] (Item)

Memorandum to Lear Jet employees from Bob Hagan, Manufacturing Superintendent and Chief of Flight Test, October 9, 1963. Sends thanks and congratulations to employees for a job well done and shares highlights from the test flight of the Learjet 23. Two typed pages on Lear Jet stationery.

[Test dummy parachuting to ground during Lear Fan ejection seat test] (Item)

Photograph of a test dummy parachuting to the ground during a Lear Fan ejection seat test, circa 1980.

[Test dummy being ejected from Lear Fan mock-up] (Item)

Photograph of a test dummy being ejected from a Lear Fan mock-up, circa 1980.

[Test dummy used during Lear Fan testing] (Item)

Photograph of a test dummy used during Lear Fan testing, circa 1980.