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Société française d'équipements pour la navigation aérienne or SFENA was a former French 
Who built Concorde
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avionics
Avionics (a blend word, blend of ''aviation'' and ''electronics'') are the Electronics, electronic systems used on aircraft. Avionic systems include communications, Air navigation, navigation, the display and management of multiple systems, ...
company.
History
It was founded in 1947. It was disbanded in 1989. It made the flight control system (AFCS) forConcorde
The Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde () is a retired Franco-British supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC).
Studies started in 1954, and France an ...
, as well as its artificial horizon and horizontal situation indicator (HSI), and automatic throttle system (ATS).
Ownership
It was merged with Crouzet in 1981, when Crouzet took its ownership from 35% to 85%.Structure
It was headquartered atNeuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine (; literally 'Neuilly on Seine'), also known simply as Neuilly, is a commune in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in France, just west of Paris. Immediately adjacent to the city, the area is composed of mostly select residentia ...
in Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine (; ) is a Departments of France, département in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region, Northern France. It covers Paris's western inner Banlieue, suburbs. It is bordered by Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne to the e ...
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region) until 1970 when it moved to Vélizy-Villacoublay in a technical research centre near Vélizy – Villacoublay Air Base.
Products
It made guidance systems for aircraft including: * Artificial horizons ( attitude indicators or ADI) *Horizontal situation indicator
The horizontal situation indicator (commonly called the HSI) is an aircraft flight instrument normally mounted below the artificial horizon in place of a conventional heading indicator. It combines a heading indicator with a VHF omnidirectional r ...
s (HSI)
* Autopilots
* Flight controls (AFCS)
* Sensors
See also
*Smiths Industries Smiths or Smith's may refer to:
Companies
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* Smith's Food and Drug, or Smith's, an American supermarket chain
** Smith's Ballpark, a baseball stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, U ...
, similar British company
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Who built Concorde
{{Aircraft components 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