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S-TEC Corporation
Company typePrivate
IndustryAerospace
Founded1978
HeadquartersMineral Wells, Texas, USA
ProductsAvionics
ParentGenesys Aerosystems
Website

S-TEC Corporation is a United States corporation that was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Mineral Wells, Texas. It manufactures flight control systems for the General Aviation aftermarket and for a number of original equipment manufacturers. S-TEC is the leader in the general aviation autopilot market for small- and mid-sized planes.

Customers

Genesys Aerosystems has a number of forward-fit autopilot customers including Pilatus, Indonesian Aerospace, Epic Aircraft, and Aviat Aircraft. Their latest autopilot, the S-TEC 3100, has earned Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) on over 100 aircraft models.

History

Meggitt acquired S-TEC and S-TEC Unmanned Technologies (SUTI) for $24 million in 2000. (DRS Technologies purchased the UAV business from Meggitt in 2002 but later closed the Mineral Wells facility.)

S-TEC was purchased for $38 million by Cobham plc in 2008.

In April 2014, Cobham sold Chelton Flight Systems and S-TEC Corporation to Genesys Aerosystems.

Products

Avionics

  • Autopilot for small- and mid-sized planes
  • S-TEC 5000
  • S-TEC 3100
  • S-TEC 2100
  • S-TEC IntelliFlight 1950
  • S-TEC System 65
  • S-TEC System 60-2
  • S-TEC System 55X
  • S-TEC System 40/50
  • S-TEC System 30ALT/60PSS
  • S-TEC System 20/30
  • SA-200 Altitude Pre-Selector
  • ST-360 Altitude Pre-Selector w/Alerter
  • GPSS
  • Yaw Damper

Aircraft

References

  1. Genesys Aerosystems Selected for Indonesian Aerospace CN-235
  2. Aviat Aircraft Unveils More Than a Dozen Enhancements
  3. Over 100 Models Approved for the S-TEC 3100
  4. ACQUISITION OF S-TEC CORPORATION AND S-TEC UNMANNED TECHNOLOGIES INC
  5. Meggitt to acquire S-TEC
  6. DRS Technologies Acquires Meggitt Defense Systems' U.S. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Business
  7. Flying Magazine: 24. Feb 2008. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. Cobham Buying S-Tec for $38 Million
  9. S-TEC and Chelton Flight Systems Acquired in MBO
  10. "Cobham Sells S-Tec and Chelton Flight Systems". Archived from the original on 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  11. "Genesys Aerosystems S-TEC 5000 Digital Autopilot & EFIS".
  12. "S-TEC 3100 Digital Flight Control System | Genesys Aerosystems".
  13. https://genesys-aerosystems.com/products/s-tec-2100-autopilot
  14. https://genesys-aerosystems.com/products/intelliflight-1950-autopilot
  15. "Genesys Aerosystems System 65 Analog Autopilot & Yaw Damper".
  16. "Genesys Aerosystems System 60-2 Autopilot, GPSS & Yaw Damper".
  17. "Genesys Aerosystems System 55X Autopilot, GPSS & Yaw Damper".
  18. "Genesys Aerosystems System 40/50 Autopilot, GPSS & Yaw Damper".
  19. "Genesys Aerosystems System 30ALT Autopilot & Yaw Damper".
  20. "Genesys Aerosystems System 20/30 Autopilot, GPSS & Yaw Damper".
  21. "Genesys Aerosystems SA-200 Digital Autopilot, GPSS & Yaw Damper".
  22. "Genesys Aerosystems ST-360 for Digital Autopilot & Analog Autopilot".
  23. "Genesys Aerosystems & S-TEC GPSSA Autopilot".
  24. "Genesys Aerosystems Yaw Damper for Avionics Systems".

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