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The innovation of Learjet exemplifies technologies that were developed after World War II taking advantage of military developed technological advances. Microwaves and computers are examples of such products that have evolved and become common on airplanes. The Raytheon Radarange microwave oven was invented in 1946 using short-range radar technology Raytheon developed for the military war effort.

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    Peter G. Hamel

  2. Wichita, KS, USA

    Gary D. Park

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Hamel, P.G., Park, G.D. (2023). Introduction. In: The Learjet History. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06031-1_1

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