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[FAA employees inspecting Lear Fan model in wind tunnel]
Photograph of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees inspecting a Lear Fan model in a wind tunnel, circa 1980s.Inscription on verso: "3-6 / F.A.A. team inspection."
[Moya O. Lear with scale model of Lear Fan aircraft]
Photograph of Moya O. Lear with a scale model of a Lear Fan aircraft (N626BL), circa 1980s.Typed on verso: "Jim Wilson/Newsweek."
Lear Fan 2100, 100th sale [photograph album]
Photograph album containing images and text related to the 100th sale of the Lear Fan 2100, February 2, 1980. Moya O. Lear is present is some photos. Text on opening page: "February 2, 1980 / Invocation --- Century Club / 1st annual meeting commemorating the sale of the 100th LEAR FAN Model 2100 to the: Leonard Hudson Drilling Co. of PAMPA, TEXAS. Attendees are character members as follows: [list…
[Painting of Lear Fan aircraft in flight]
Painting (photographic reproduction) of a Lear Fan aircraft (tail number N626BL) in flight, circa 1980s.Typed caption on verso: "Ten miles to the gallon! The Lear Fan Model 2100, a revolutionary business aircraft designed by the late William P. Lear, carries seven passengers, can attain speeds up to 420 miles per hour at altitudes of 41,000 feet while getting an unprecedented 10 miles per gallon…
[Lear Fan prototype at Lear facility]
Photograph 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,…