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4. What is the True Blue Power product line?
The True Blue Power product line includes USB charging ports, power inverters and converters, emergency power supplies and advanced lithium-ion batteries. Several products are engineered with Nanophosphate lithium-ion technology, which delivers smaller, lighter products that are less than half the size and weight of legacy units. True Blue Power products can be found in turbine aircraft from nose-to-tail powering personal electronics and entertainment systems, coffee makers, microwaves, lighting, outlets, special mission and emergency equipment. The list of lithium-ion, engine-start battery STCs continues to grow..
5. The avionics scene is rapidly changing. What happenings or trends do you envision occurring in the marketplace over the next decade?
The biggest buzz right now is connectivity. There is a growing demand for the use of personal electronic devices in- flight, especially solutions that don’t involve additional service plans. Bluetooth capabilities are becoming more and more common in new avionic systems. I also envision an evolution of autopilots that will adjust course for best routing, traffic and terrain. This would greatly reduce the workload for both pilots and controllers. And we can’t forget the rapidly expanding UAV market pushing to share airspace. A new round of “see- and-avoid” technology could find its way into GA aircraft.
Rebecca Groom Jacobs can be contacted at rebecca@ twinandturbine.com.
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