History

History:

Consolidated Instrument and Avionics Co. opened its doors in 1946 at historic Teterboro Airport in Teterboro, NJ. About the same time, a young man recruited by SAS came to the United States to train in PB10 autopilot systems at the Bendix Corporation, also at Teterboro. Before this, as a member of the Norwegian Underground during WWII, he escaped Nazi-controlled Norway and enlisted in the Royal Norwegian Airforce stationed at Croiden, UK. It was then that O.B. Johannessen, affectionately called OBJ, realized his goal would be a career in aviation. Back in the USA, after employment in TWA's avionics department, OBJ began employment with Consolidated Instrument Co. in 1949. "The rest," they say, "is history!"

Below are some highlights of over a half-century in the aviation industry. Many of them a credit to OBJ himself!

	Designed First Transistorized Standby Horizon Power Supply
	Broke the Traditional Black & White Dial Marking by Introducing Bright Orange Navigation Marking of Flags, Horizon Bars, and Indices
	Designed and Patented the Dual Mechanical Twin-Tach Tachometer
	All this while based at this historic location where aviation greats Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, Clarence Chamberlain, Ben Rock, and Juan Trippe, Pan Am's founder, left their mark.

Through three generations, the Johannessen family has built up a wealth of knowledge, experience, and expertise in the aviation industry with OBJ at the lead. It is from this dedicated staff you will experience service that is unsurpassable for your instrument and avionics needs.

Please consider our services and products. You will not be disappointed!