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Société française d'équipements pour la navigation aérienne or SFENA was a former French avionics company.2 It was founded in 1947.1 It is headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine.1 It ceased to exist in 1989.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Société française d'équipements pour la navigation aérienne or SFENA was a former French avionics company.2
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).
It was merged with Crouzet in 1981, when Crouzet took its ownership from 35% to 85%.
From Wikipedia’s article on SFENA, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
It made guidance systems for aircraft including:
Artificial horizons (attitude indicators or ADI)
Horizontal situation indicators (HSI)
Autopilots
Flight controls (AFCS)
Sensors
From Wikipedia’s article on SFENA, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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