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- Airspeed Indicators
- Altimeters
- Annunciation Control Units
- Attitude Indicators
- Autopilots
- Batteries
- Carburetor Temperature Indicators and Probes
- Clocks
- Converters
- Directional Gyros
- Emergency Locator Transmitters
- Engine Instruments
- Flex Digital Displays
- Frequency Converters
- Ground Power Units
- Horizontal Situation Indicators
- Installation Hardware
- Inverters
- Lighting
- Navigation Indicators
- Outlets
- Relay Units
- Standby Attitude Modules
- Transponders
- Turn and Slip Indicators
- Turn Coordinators
- USB Chargers
- Vertical Speed Indicators
- Weather Radars
- Wireless Chargers
- Airspeed Indicators
- Altimeters
- Altitude Holds, Selectors and Alerters
- Amplifiers, Power Supplies and Converters
- Annunciation Control Units
- Attitude Indicators
- Audio Panel/Marker Beacon Receivers
- Batteries
- Carburetor Temperature Indicators and Probes
- Computer Amplifiers
- Directional Gyros
- Emergency Locator Transmitters
- Encoders
- Engine Instruments
- Flight Computers and Controllers
- Flight Directors
- Flux Detectors
- GPS Receivers
- Horizontal Situation Indicators
- Miscellaneous Indicators
- Nav/Comms
- Navigation Indicators
- Rate Gyroscopes
- Relay Units
- Remote Gyro Systems
- Servos and Actuators
- Standby Attitude Modules
- Transponders
- Turn and Slip Indicators
- Turn Coordinators
- Vertical Speed Indicators
- Weather Radars
Solutions for Defense and Special Missions
Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics provides off-the-shelf and custom solutions for defense and special missions platforms. Our products serve military aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), medical evacuation (medevac) aircraft, domestic and foreign ally military aircraft.
Platforms include: McDonnell Douglas T-45TS, Boeing CH-47D/F Chinook, Beechcraft T-1, T-400, C-12 Huron, Bell 212 HH-1N, Textron Scorpion.
Our engineering team is qualified to work within the stringent requirements of specialized programs to meet tight deadlines. They are experienced in certification and provide guidance on product design and functionality.
Custom Design
Batteries
Auxiliary batteriesBackup batteries
Emergency lighting batteries
Engine start batteries
UAV batteries
USB Power
Aviation USB portsCockpit power
EFB solutions
In-seat power
Off-seat power
Power Supplies and Solutions
Aerospace power suppliesCabin/cockpit power solutions
Connectivity solutions
Convenience power
Emergency power supplies
Indicators, Sensors and Gauges
Air data sensorsAnalog devices
Cabin pressure indicator
Digital clock
Digital displays and indicators
Systems and Capabilities
Attitude Heading and Reference Systems (AHRS/ADAHRS)Battery management systems
Cockpit charging systems
Data recording
Flight data recorder

Quality Management System
AS9100D and ISO9001:2015 Certified
Wichita, Kansas manufacturing facility
True Blue Power
True Blue Power, a division of Mid-Continent Instrument Company, specializes in the design and manufacturing of certified power solutions. Products include USB charging ports, inverters, converters, emergency power supplies and advanced lithium-ion batteries.
Select products feature proprietary Nanophosphate® cell chemistry, including the FAA TSO-certified TB17 and TB44 Advanced Lithium-ion Batteries — the first lithium-ion engine start batteries for business and commercial aviation to receive this certification.
True Blue Power advanced lithium-ion batteries feature superior energy density with cell chemistry that offers 3x the energy per kilogram when compared to lead-acid or nickel-cadmium alternatives. The sophisticated battery systems are engineered to provide an overall lower cost of ownership, including 50–75% less scheduled maintenance cost, 2-year maintenance intervals, efficient engine starts and 2-3 times longer useful battery life.
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