Allan Burnett Heinsohn ’38

ALLAN HEINSOHN died suddenly, of a heart attack, Sept. 3, 1992. He spent most of his career in aviation in Valley Cottage, N.Y., and had retired to Ashaway, R.I., in 1984.

Al was a member of Key & Seal Club and majored in English. He served in the Navy as an intelligence officer on carriers in the South Pacific and became a lieutenant commander.

He then operated his own airport aviation business, teaching safe flying. His interest turned to automatic flight systems, because of their potential for greater safety. For many years he headed Monitair Corp., manufacturer of instruments on which Allan held the basic patents and which are used on ninety percent of the jets now flying. Among them is the angle of attack indicator, initially used in Vietnam to enable pilots to use short landing strips. During his career he flew everything from Cubs to jets,

A man of many interests, he was a lifelong sailor and fisherman, and at age 59 he became a qualified bobsledder at Lake Placid.

Al is survived by his wife of 52 years, Peggy; daughters Lee Luce and Meg Smith; and four grandchildren. They have the condolences of his classmates.

The Class of 1938