Concorde Awarded New STCs for Select Bizjets

Concorde Battery Corp. has been awarded several new STCs for its lead-acid batteries among select Cessna Citation, Embraer, and Gulfstream business jets, the West Covina, California-based manufacturer announced this week.

The FAA and European Union Aviation Safety Agency awarded Concorde STCs for higher capacity batteries in the Phenom 300. They provide for an option between an RG-390E (28Ah) or RG-390E/30 (30Ah) auxiliary battery and an RG-380E/44 (42Ah), RG-380E/60L (48Ah), or RG-380E/53L (53Ah) main starting battery, which Concorde said give operators a choice to cater battery capacities to unique operational requirements.

For Citation CJ4 operators, an approved STC developed by Concorde allows for the installation of higher capacity sealed lead-acid batteries, the RG-380E/60L (24V, 48Ah) or RG-380E/53L (24V, 53Ah), replacing original equipment lead-acid or nickel-cadmium batteries on the 525C. It gives CJ4 operators increased reserve capacity and improved outrush current at start, according to Concorde.

Lastly, a second battery option is now available for Gulfstream G350 and G450 operators via an FAA STC for the installation of Concorde’s Platinum Series RG-380E/46L sealed lead-acid batteries. This same battery has been used as the main power supply on U.S. Air Force C-130s for the past five years. However, the STC doesn’t apply to Gulfstream G350s and G450s equipped with nickel-cadmium batteries, Concorde said.