Properties (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Aerospace engineering
Aviation industry |
| gptkbp:awards |
Aerospace Walk of Honor Inductee
National_Aviation_Hall_of_Fame_Inductee |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1902-06-26
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:William_Lear_Jr.
Cynthia_Lear Diana_Lear |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1978-05-14
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Wisconsin-Madison
|
| gptkbp:founded |
gptkb:Learjet_Corporation
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
William Lear
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Business aviation
Private jet travel |
| gptkbp:inventor |
gptkb:Lear_Avionics
Automatic pilot system Lear Fan engine |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Learjet
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Innovations in aviation technology
Impact on commercial aviation Learjet_brand |
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Created the first all-metal aircraft
Developed the first business jet Pioneered the use of turbofan engines in business jets |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Businessman
Inventor |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Hammond,_Indiana
|
| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Las_Vegas,_Nevada
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mildred_Lear
|