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Bill Lear
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William Powell Lear was an American inventor and businessman. He is best known for founding Learjet, a manufacturer of business jets. He also invented the battery eliminator for the B battery, and dev
Bill Lear
Bill Lear
Learjet 25, an example of the Lear executive jets that still bear his name
Learjet 25, an example of the Lear executive jets that still bear his name
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8-track tape
Bombardier Challenger 600 series
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The Bombardier Challenger 600 series is a family of business jets developed by Canadair after a Bill Lear concept, and then produced from 1986 by its new owner, Bombardier Aerospace. At the end of 197
Bill Lear
…promotion to penetrate the market. Canadair's design had little relation to Lear's concept, and Lear had no role in its development. Nevertheless, the Canadair Challenger business jet was to have a long career, with several variants. Bombardier Aerospace, by that time the parent company of Canadair, acquired Lear Jet in…
A Bombardier CL-604
A Bombardier CL-604
Initial LearStar 600 concept, with conventional tail
Initial LearStar 600 concept, with conventional tail
The third prototype was reused as the ACT fly-by-wire demonstrator.
The third prototype was reused as the ACT fly-by-wire demonstrator.
The Challenger stand-up, flat floor cabin
The Challenger stand-up, flat floor cabin