The LearAvia Lear Fan 2100 was a turboprop business aircraft designed in the 1970s, with an unusual configuration. The Lear Fan never entered production. The Lear Fan was designed by Bill Lear, but not completed before his death in 1978.

The Lear Fan 2100, a radical two-engine pusher prop-jet made almost entirely from composites, was Bill Lear's final project. When Lear died in 1978, before his marvel of aviation technology became a reality, his widow, Moya, and Lear's employees honored his …

2006年6月24日 · With a crop of very light jets (VLJs) in development it's interesting to look back at another would be revolution in airplane design, the Lear Fan. In the late 1970s inventor and promoter Bill...

2021年7月5日 · The Lear Fan Limited LF 2100 was a revolutionary, all-composite, twin-engine pusher, and it was Bill Lear’s last aircraft. Development of the Lear Fan proved too costly, and it was never certified by the FAA.

Designed by Bill Lear as a cheaper alternative to business jets, with nearly the same performance but a pusher propeller, the LearFan became the first business aircraft with a composite (carbon fibre) structure, as opposed to conventional metal construction.

The LearFan was one of the first civil aircraft constructed of carbon fiber composites, and was powered by a pair of turbines driving a single large... Note: On display at the flight museum over Dallas Love Field airport. JetPhotos.com is the biggest database of aviation photographs with over 6 million screened photos online!

Lear Fan (2 February 1981 – 7 July 2008) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. One of an exceptionally strong generation of European racehorses he was one of the leading two-year-olds when he was unbeaten in …

Lear was working on the Model 2100 Learfan, a radical seven-passenger plane with two turboprop engines powering a propeller on the tail, when he died of leukemia May 14, 1978. At the time of his death, Lear's personal fortune was estimated at $75 million. Moya Lear now runs LearAvia, Leareno and is on the board of directors of Lear Fan.

2010年12月18日 · The sleek Lear Fan was designed as a medium-size business aircraft that could cruise at jet speeds with far lower operating costs than jets because of its lightweight composite structure and unique, turboprop propulsion.

Series XIV: Lear Fan Limited (LFL) provides a look into the development, production, flight testing, and quest for FAA certification of the Lear Fan 2100, an innovative all-composite airplane that William P. Lear and his team designed in 1976-1977.