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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Aerospace |
Founded | 1978 |
Headquarters | Mineral Wells, Texas, USA |
Products | Avionics |
Parent | Genesys Aerosystems |
Website | [1] |
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.
Genesys Aerosystems has a number of forward-fit autopilot customers including Pilatus, Indonesian Aerospace, [1] Epic Aircraft, and Aviat Aircraft. [2] Their latest autopilot, the S-TEC 3100, has earned Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) on over 100 aircraft models. [3]
Meggitt acquired S-TEC and S-TEC Unmanned Technologies (SUTI) for $24 million in 2000. [4] [5] ( DRS Technologies purchased the UAV business from Meggitt in 2002 [6] but later closed the Mineral Wells facility.)
S-TEC was purchased for $38 million by Cobham plc in 2008. [7] [8]
In April 2014, Cobham sold Chelton Flight Systems and S-TEC Corporation to Genesys Aerosystems. [9] [10]
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Aerospace |
Founded | 1978 |
Headquarters | Mineral Wells, Texas, USA |
Products | Avionics |
Parent | Genesys Aerosystems |
Website | [1] |
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.
Genesys Aerosystems has a number of forward-fit autopilot customers including Pilatus, Indonesian Aerospace, [1] Epic Aircraft, and Aviat Aircraft. [2] Their latest autopilot, the S-TEC 3100, has earned Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) on over 100 aircraft models. [3]
Meggitt acquired S-TEC and S-TEC Unmanned Technologies (SUTI) for $24 million in 2000. [4] [5] ( DRS Technologies purchased the UAV business from Meggitt in 2002 [6] but later closed the Mineral Wells facility.)
S-TEC was purchased for $38 million by Cobham plc in 2008. [7] [8]
In April 2014, Cobham sold Chelton Flight Systems and S-TEC Corporation to Genesys Aerosystems. [9] [10]
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