Swiss Helicopter Engineering AG

Swiss Helicopter Engineering AG (SHE) is an aviation engineering company in Gordola, Ticino, that designs and certifies modifications for helicopters and sells them as ready to install kits. It describes itself as a small team that pairs experienced aviation people with younger engineers, and it belongs to the Swiss Helicopter group of companies. Its customers come from more than 20 countries.

Services

• Design, concept and implementation of customer specific solutions
• Certification projects, including a Flight Test Organization
• Classification of design changes as minor or major
• Configuration checks to confirm a modification fits a given aircraft
• Certification schedules for aircraft types where a product is not yet approved

Products

The product list covers the Airbus AS350, H125, H120 and H130, the Bell 429, the Kamov Ka-32A11BC and some aeroplanes. Examples listed on the site:

• RH cockpit floor window for the H125 and AS350 B3, which improves pilot visibility in sling load work and is validated by the FAA, Transport Canada, the Australian and New Zealand authorities and Chile
• VHF FM radio installation kit
• EFB tablet holder
• Polycom radio provisions
• 50 amp auxiliary power outlet, mission counter, LED position and strobe lights, USB ports, and Garmin traffic and radar altimeter installations

Distributors named on the site include Turbolyft and Heliwelders in Canada, Nampa Valley Helicopters in the United States and Heli Support New Zealand for New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific.

Approvals

• EASA Design Organisation Approval 21J.730, covering small and large rotorcraft (CS27 and CS29), small aeroplanes (CS23), STCs, minor and major changes and repairs
• Swiss FOCA Production Organisation Approval CH.21G.0031, held since December 2025
• Certified since 2021

Contact

Phone: +41 91 745 83 50