SFENA
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Société française d'équipements pour la navigation aérienne or SFENA was a former French avionics company.
History
[edit | edit source]It was founded in 1947. It was disbanded in 1989. It made the flight control system (AFCS) for Concorde, as well as its artificial horizon and horizontal situation indicator (HSI), and automatic throttle system (ATS).[1]
Ownership
[edit | edit source]It was merged with Crouzet in 1981,[2] when Crouzet took its ownership from 35% to 85%.
Structure
[edit | edit source]It was headquartered at Neuilly-sur-Seine in Hauts-de-Seine (Île-de-France region) until 1970 when it moved to Vélizy-Villacoublay in a technical research centre near Vélizy – Villacoublay Air Base.
Products
[edit | edit source]It made guidance systems for aircraft[3] including:
- Artificial horizons (attitude indicators or ADI)
- Horizontal situation indicators (HSI)
- Autopilots
- Flight controls (AFCS)
- Sensors
See also
[edit | edit source]- Smiths Industries, similar British company
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]Categories:
- French companies established in 1947
- 1989 disestablishments in France
- Concorde
- Aircraft component manufacturers of France
- Aviation history of France
- Avionics companies
- Defunct manufacturing companies of France
- Flight control system manufacturers
- Manufacturing companies established in 1947
- Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1989
- Navigational equipment manufacturers
- Neuilly-sur-Seine