Innovation Brings Safe, Certified, Nanophosphate® Lithium Batteries To New Business Aircraft
True Blue Power is the first company in the world to achieve FAA TSO and EASA ETSO certifications for three sophisticated lithium-ion battery products.
The TS835 Series Emergency Power Supply received certification in April 2010, followed by the TB17 (17 amp hour) main ship battery in February 2014, and the most recently certified TB44 (44 amp hour) main ship battery.
As the number of True Blue Power’s certified lithium-ion products continues to grow, the incorporation of this advanced technology by airframe manufacturers gains momentum. It offers a key to achieving the ‘more electric aircraft’.
True Blue Power is in the process of integrating the TB17 and TB44 on 11 OEM business jet and rotorcraft platforms. The company’s aftermarket STC certification plan includes Beechcraft Bonanza and King Air, Cessna Caravan, Pilatus PC-12, and the Bombardier Dash-8.
True Blue Power lithium-ion products use proprietary Nanophosphate® chemistry that was developed at MIT and commercialized by A123 Systems, LLC. Safety is addressed at multiple levels including chemistry, cell design, containment, and the integration of sophisticated electronic protection systems.
The TB17 and TB44 will be on display at the True Blue Power booth #3699 throughout the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention and Exhibition, October 21 – 23 at the Orange Country Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
View Lithium Batteries 101 to learn more about the basic rules that define this emerging technology: proper maintenance, handling, storage, shipping and safety.
True Blue Power®, a division of Mid-Continent Instrument Co., Inc., specializes in the custom design and manufacture of power solutions for the global aviation industry.
Products include USB charging ports, inverters, emergency power supplies and advanced lithium-ion batteries. Select products feature proprietary, Nanophosphate® Lithium-ion battery technology, which offers stable chemistry, faster charging, consistent output, excellent cycle life and superior cost performance — this translates into smaller, lighter products that are less than half the size and weight of existing solutions.
Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics Marks 50 Years of Industry Leadership
For half of a century, Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics has been an industry leader in the overhaul/exchange, repair, design and manufacturing of aircraft instruments and avionics. The company, which marked its 50th anniversary on October 8, 2014, is a leading supplier and industry innovator, routinely introducing new products and service capabilities to the global aviation community.
Today, Mid-Continent supports a global dealer network and employs 180 people in two locations: Wichita, Kansas and Van Nuys, California. With the skilled expertise to overhaul nearly 6,000 different products, Mid-Continent operates one of the largest instrument overhaul and exchange programs in the world, supporting a customer base that includes Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Fixed Base Operators (FBOs), instrument and avionics shops, flight schools and government agencies.
Mid-Continent manufactures more than 20,000 units per year and processes more than 15,000 units in its overhaul/exchange and repair operation, including gyros, altimeters, HSIs and autopilot systems.
Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics is an industry leader in the overhaul/exchange, repair, design and manufacture of aircraft instruments, avionics and power solutions for the global aviation industry.
With more than 50 years of experience, Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics operates one of the largest instrument overhaul/exchange programs worldwide.
For more information, visit www.mcico.com.
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