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 appeared to have been the leader in the general aviation autopilot market for small- and mid-sized planes, though Garmin's GFC 500 autopilot appears to have become more popular after its release in 2017.
Customers Genesys Aerosystems has a number of forward-fit autopilot customers including Pilatus, Indonesian Aerospace,Genesys Aerosystems Selected for Indonesian Aerospace CN-235 Epic Aircraft, and Aviat Aircraft.Aviat Aircraft Unveils More Than a Dozen Enhancements Their latest autopilot, the S-TEC 3100, has earned Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) on over 100 aircraft models.Over 100 Models Approved for the S-TEC 3100
History Meggitt acquired S-TEC and S-TEC Unmanned Technologies (SUTI) for $24 million in 2000.ACQUISITION OF S-TEC CORPORATION AND S-TEC UNMANNED TECHNOLOGIES INCMeggitt to acquire S-TEC (DRS Technologies purchased the UAV business from Meggitt in 2002DRS Technologies Acquires Meggitt Defense Systems' U.S. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Business but later closed the Mineral Wells facility.)
S-TEC was purchased for $38 million by Cobham plc in 2008.Cobham Buying S-Tec for $38 Million
In April 2014, Cobham sold Chelton Flight Systems and S-TEC Corporation to Genesys Aerosystems.S-TEC and Chelton Flight Systems Acquired in MBO
December 21, 2020, Moog Inc. announced its acquisition of Genesys Aerosystems Group, Inc, including S-TEC Corporation.
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 S-TEC Sentry
References
External links Genesys Aerosystems