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Mid-Continent Instruments announced True Blue Power, its new line of power products for general aviation.

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market . Based on digital enhanced cordless International telephone technology, Communications the e-Phone system Group’s e-Phone provides telecom features such as intercom calling, conferencing and call hold . It incorporates additional capabilities such as active cabinnoise reduction, Bluetooth compatibility and advanced power control, which extends battery life with an auto shutoff feature . ICG’s e-Phone utilizes digital VoIP technology and provides SIP calling via Ethernet connections, allowing it to independently handle two simultaneous calls and support up to four handsets, with each having its own unique telephone number . It also supports two-wire analog connections to legacy communication systems . The analog voice channels offer a fall-back when digital communication systems are not available or have possibly failed, according to Saucedo . To learn more, visit www .icg .aero or call 757-947-1030 . Laversab Laversab of Sugar Land, Texas, unveiled its 6500-HA Automated Air Data Test Set for testing and calibrating altimeters, airspeed/Mach indicators, climb indicators, flight data recorders, air data computers and EPR indicators . It offers higher accuracies of 0 .001 inHg on the static output and 0 .002 inHg on the Laversabs’ 6500-HA Automated pitot output over the previous Air Data Test Set model 6500 . Using “profiles,” the operator can perform a test using a single key on the front-panel keypad . “The unit meets the latest RVSM requirements and requires calibration only once a year,” said Nandu Balsaver, Laversab’s owner . “It’s ideal for replacing mercury manometers and water columns for calibration of air data instruments, air data computers and pitot-static testers .” To learn more, visit www .laversab .com or call 281-3258300 . Mid-Continent Instruments Mid-Continent Instruments of Wichita, Kan ., announced True Blue Power, its new line of power products for general aviation . The products, which are housed in a blue casing, expand the company’s offerings to include aircraft inverters and emergency batteries . Thirty percent smaller than traditional inverters, the MD50 500VA Static Inverter supplies in-flight power for a variety of cabin accessories such as laptops, cellphones and MP3 players . The inverter is TSO certified and delivers 500 watts of power .

Mid-Continent Instruments also announced the company has received TSO certification for its MD15 2-inch altimeter and MD25 2-inch airspeed indicator . The 2-inch, three-pointer altimeter is offered in 20,000-foot and 35,000-foot models and includes options such as a barometric scale in inches of mercury or millibars and a left- or right-hand baro set knob . The instrument is FAA TSO-C10b certified . The 2-inch airspeed indicator comes in multiple ranges: 160, 200, 260, 300, 350 and 400 knots . Range markings can be added to meet specific aircraft requirements . The instrument is FAA TSO-C2d certified for fixed-wing or rotorcraft operation . Both instruments have anti-reflective glass, which enhances visibility and reduces pilot fatigue . Units have a fieldreplaceable LED or incandescent light tray available in 5, 14 and 28 VDC . To learn more, visit www .mcico .com or call 316-630-0101 . Nav-Aids Nav-Aids of Montreal, Quebec, introduced a new test adaptor for the new B .F . Goodrich SMART multifunction probe . The test adaptor connects in seconds and all at once to the pitot, static and alpha (angle of attack) ports of the aircraft air data probe . Nav-Aids’ test adaptor for the With input from aircraft manunew B.F. Goodrich SMART facturers, Nav-Aids has developed multifunction probe a complete kit with test hoses and support accessories, enabling the avionics technician to perform air data tests per the maintenance manual . Test adaptors and complete air data accessories kits are available for the ERJ 170/190, Falcon 7X, G 650, HondaJet, Learjet 85 and Phenom 300 . To learn more, visit www .navaidsltd .net or call 514-3323077 or 877-332-3055 . PS Engineering PS Engineering of Lenoir City, Tenn ., introduced its new PAR100EX system, a 760-channel, VHF communication radio that’s fully integrated with the aircraft’s audio control panel . The PAR100EX system combines an audio control panel and audiophile stereo intercom with IntelliVox, Bluetooth connectivity and a remote-mounted VHF aviation communications transceiver .
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