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Société française d'équipements pour la navigation aérienne or SFENA was a former French avionics company.
History Edit
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
It was merged with Crouzet in 1981,[2] when Crouzet took its ownership from 35% to 85%.
Structure Edit
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
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
- Smiths Industries, similar British company
References Edit
- ^ "First Concorde Supersonic Transport Flies" (PDF). Aviation Week & Space Technology. 1969-03-17. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
- ^ "Sfena/Crouzet merger a reality" (PDF). Flight International: 1546. 1981-05-23. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
- ^ "FRENCH EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY – Sfena and A320" (PDF). Flight International. 1986-07-12. Retrieved 2017-12-13.