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Parody engineering degree presented to William P. Lear by Lear employees, December 1971.Text: "Degree / BSEE / Bachelor of Science or Bull Shit Eyeball Engineering / This is to certify that William P. Lear has successfully contemplated, completed, and confounded multi-directional, developmental experimentation in fields of endeavor which have brought about unbelievable changes. Therefore, all…
Letter (photocopy) to Sam Auld from William P. Lear, March 6, 1978. Discusses Lear's "purposes and desires" for Lear Avia and the Lear Fan after his death. Two handwritten pages.
Engineering report for the Lear AFC-70 autopilot, circa 1973. Includes data sheets, graphs, diagrams, and photographs. 106 pages (original pages may be missing).
Project notes related to the "Lear Ranger" aircraft program, circa 1976-1977. Includes a budget summary, cost estimates, notes, clippings, sketches, specifications, a brochure, and research material.
Project documents related to the Lear Allegro aircraft, circa 1976-1977. Contains correspondence, notes, technical data, and diagrams.
Typed proposal related to a retrofitting project of the Lear Superwing, 1972-1974. Contains technical data, illustrations, and clippings.
Product analyses of LearAvia products, December 1973. 27 typed pages.
Informational booklet on the LearAvia LearStar 600-106 aircraft, January 1977. Includes technical information, schematics, diagrams, graphs, and illustrations. 68 pages.
Project binder related to the preliminary design of the LearStar 600 aircraft, June 1976. Contains summaries, diagrams, illustration, clippings, and handwritten notes. Documents have been removed from the original binder for preservation purposes.
Press release regarding Moya O. Lear's election to board chairman of LearAvia Corporation following the death of William P. Lear, May 24, 1978. Three typed pages on LearAvia letterhead.