Airbus Testing New-Generation HUMS For Light Helicopters.

The article reports on testing a new method of collecting data from the health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS) ) on helicopters by the engineers at Airbus Helicopters. Topics discussed include adaptation of the HUMS system for lightweight rotorcraft, use of HUMS as a standard feature in the Airbus light and medium helicopters such as EC145 light twin and the tail-rotor gearbox of an AS350/H125 Ecureuil/A-Star helicopter, and views of Brent Butterworth of Airbus Helicopters.