About Us
HELITE IN FIGURES
OUR STORY
Gerard Thevenot, a French engineer who specialized in fluid mechanics and a passion for light aeronautics founded Helite in 2002. The high accident rate in sports like ULM, hang gliding and paramotors led him to look for solutions for pilot protection. Thus the first patent was filed for individual protection airbags.
As airbag technology is applicable to all high-risk activities, Helite has become an industry expert. Dedicating itself exclusively to the development of individual protection systems. Our Helite airbags are highly appreciated in top-level sports and are in use all over the world in a variety of different fields such as:
- Motorcycling
- Horse Riding
- Cycling
- Aeronautics
- Industrial Works
OUR AMBITION
At Helite, our mission is to make the world safer by developing new intelligent solutions to protect people in their sports and daily activities. Our special recipe:
- Innovation
- Simplicity
- Technology
- Made in France with our touch of authenticity
OUR R&D APPROACH
From an idea to the design of an airbag, a long process and many skills are involved. Our airbag technology is validated by extensive research, numerous prototypes and crash tests.
WHY CHOOSE US
HAPPY CLIENTS
The second is the one posted here, and was a very rough fall. I hit the rails and the ground very hard and am still really feeling it 2 days later still. However, everything from the waist up is PERFECTLY FINE! My vest popped as I hit the jump and protected my spinal cord, for which I am EXTREMELY grateful! Having suffered a rib cage injury earlier in the summer, having this kind of fall without protection could have been WAY more catastrophic had I not been wearing my air vest! Thank you Helite Horse USA Canada for this incredible product, and Dianna Babington for encouraging me to get one! I am so happy to report that over half of my barn now rides in them too! Safety first!
A little fall last night… No boo-boo! My Helite Prestige vest in action played its role of guardian angel! Well on the other hand I broke my whip
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