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Air Pioneer William Lear Signature

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Air Pioneer William Lear Signature
<B>William Lear Signature,</B></I> in pencil on card, 5.55 x 2.5, mounted on stiff card stock. William (Bill) Powell Lear (1902-1978) was an American inventor and businessman. He is best known for founding the Lear Jet Corporation, a manufacturer of business jets. He also developed the 8-track cartridge, an audio tape system popular in the 1960s and 1970s. Lear and a partner invented the first practical car radio, eventually selling their patents. In 1930, Lear used his profits from the sale of his car radio patents to found Lear Developments, a company specializing in aerospace instruments and electronics. Lear developed radio direction finders, autopilots, and the first fully automatic aircraft landing system. Lear also developed and marketed a line of panel-mounted radios for General Aviation. <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)