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

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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

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

GEC Avionics

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

Personal life

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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]

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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 President of the Royal Aeronautical Society
1980-1981
Succeeded by