The LearAvia Lear Fan 2100 was a turboprop business aircraft designed in the 1970s, with an unusual configuration. The Lear Fan never entered production.
LearAvia Lear Fan
A Lear Fan prototype landing
Lear Fan 2100 prototype on display at the Museum of Flight
A Lear Fan 2100 on display at the Frontiers of Flight Museum
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 developed the car radio and the 8-track cartridge, an audio tape system. Throughout his career of 46 years, Lear received over 140 patents.
Bill Lear
Learjet 25, an example of the Lear executive jets that still bear his name
8-track tape