Peter Hearne

Peter Ambrose Hearne FREng (14 November 1927 - 24 January 2014) was a British engineer, who developed a lot of the technology for head-up displays (HUD). He was Chairman of GEC Avionics.

Early life

He was born in Sunderland.

He attended the Loughborough College of Technology (now Loughborough University) where he studied Aeronautical Engineering, and Cranfield Institute of Technology (now Cranfield University) from 1947.

Head-up display on an F-18

Career

He joined BOAC in 1949 and BEA in 1954, where he worked as an aerodynamicist.

GEC Avionics

He became deputy general manager of Marconi Avionics in 1960. He became general manager in 1966.

Personal life

He married in April 1952 and had three sons; his wife was the secretary of the technical director of BOAC. He lived at Wateringbury. He enjoyed gliding. He died in 2014.[1]

References
  1. Royal Institute of Navigation
Business positions
Preceded by
 Chairman of GEC Avionics
1992-1994		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
 General Manager of GEC Avionics
1966-1987		 Succeeded by
Professional and academic associations
Preceded by
Rhys Probert		 President of the Royal Aeronautical Society
1980-1981		 Succeeded by
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