Honeywell receives FAA STC for AW139 Zing HUMS
Source: Honeywell, 09-Mar-13
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced that its onboard Zing Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) 1134 has received FAA approval for the Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for installation on AW139 helicopters. This STC, developed in partnership with Air Concepts International, will enable current and new production AW139 operators to select Honeywell’s Zing HUMS 1134 system at [...]
HUMS meeting draws crowd, despite weather
Source: HAI, 15-Feb-13
From February 11-13, the American Helicopter Society (AHS) Redstone Chapter, with sponsorship from HAI, hosted a Technical Specialists’ Meeting on Airworthiness, Condition Based Maintenance (CBM), and Health and Usage Monitoring (HUMS) at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. HAI staffers Ed DiCampli, Harold Summers, and others from the HAI HUMS research team were instrumental in [...]
Joint HAI/AHS Meeting on Airworthiness, CBM and HUMS
Source: HAI, 13-Jan-13
The American Helicopter Society (AHS) Redstone Chapter, with sponsorship from HAI, is hosting a Technical Specialists’ Meeting on Airworthiness, Condition Based Maintenance (CBM), and Health and Usage Monitoring (HUMS) from February 11-13, at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. The meeting will present applicable technologies that are new to continued airworthiness, current and potential processes, [...]
Sikorsky uses HUMS data to extend life of S-92® main hub
Source: Sikorsky, 08-Nov-12
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has received Federal Aviation Administration approval to grant life extensions for the Main Rotor Hub on the company’s S-92® helicopter platform. Through its aftermarket business, Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS), Sikorsky Aircraft will have the ability to utilize Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) data to determine a one-time life adjustment for particular [...]
Russian Helicopters releases Advanced HUMS
Source: Russian Helicopters, 27-Jun-12
Russian Helicopters, part of the Russian state defence industry holding Oboronprom and a leading global designer and manufacturer of helicopters, including a number of the most renowned, innovative and widely used models, are pleased to present the Advanced Health and Usage Monitoring System (A-HUMS). A-HUMS is a promising development project that will substantially increase flight [...]
Goodrich wins $9.9M US Army HUMS contract
Source: Senator Leahy, 31-May-12
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced a new $9,921,634 U.S. Army contract with the Goodrich Corporation for 80 additional units of its groundbreaking helicopter maintenance diagnostic system, produced at the company’s facility in Vergennes, Vt. The Army is purchasing Goodrich’s Health and Usage Management Systems (HUMS), which give mechanics feedback on a helicopter’s engine performance, structural [...]
Goodrich to ahowcase advanced helicopter systems at Heli-Expo
Source: Goodrich, 08-Feb-12
At next week’s Heli-Expo, Goodrich Corporation will showcase advanced helicopter technology that brings real-time information to air crews and lower operating costs to owners along with enhanced safety and rescue systems. Heli-Expo 2012 takes place at the Dallas Convention Center on February 12-14 in Dallas, Texas. Goodrich (booth 4410) will display its HUMS (health and [...]
Sikorsky assigned HUMS patent
Source: Sikorsky, 21-Jul-11
Sikorsky have been assigned patent #7,984,146 – developed by James N. Rozak, Cheshire,CT and James P. Cycon, Media,PA. The topic is listed as “aircraft health and usage monitoring system with comparative fleet statistics.” The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) utilizes [...]
Eurocopter South East Asia hosts 9th HUMS User Conference
Source: Eurocopter, 14-Apr-11
Eurocopter South East Asia hosts 9th HUMS User Conference on 5th to 7th April 2011 in its new facility in Singapore. On 7th April, the last day of the conference, the participants celebrated the 10th anniversary of Eurocopter Asie Support Technique (EAST) HUMS Support. “This celebration marks an important milestone for ESEA. 10 years is [...]
Goodrich awarded $7M contract for HUMS on 19 UH-1Y and 8 AH-1Z
Source: US DoD, 17-Mar-11
Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., dba Goodrich Corp., Vergennes, Vt., is being awarded a $7,370,520 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 30 integrated mechanical diagnostic and health usage monitoring system units for the fiscal 2011 Lot 8 production upgrade aircraft UH-1Y and AH-1Zs (19 UH-1Y units; eight AH-1Z units). Work will be performed in Vergennes, Vt., [...]
Simmonds Precision Products awarded $7M for MH60R/S HUMS units
Source: US DoD, 01-Mar-11
Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., Vergennes, Vt., is being awarded a $7,209,456 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-06-C-0298) for the procurement of 42 MH-60R/S integrated mechanical diagnostic and health usage monitoring system units, 42 data transfer units, and 18 retrofit kits. Work will be performed in Vergennes, Vt., and is expected to be completed [...]
HAI working with FAA on research project for HUMS-equipped helicopters
Source: HAI, 17-Dec-10
HAI is pleased to be working on a research project with the FAA on usage validation for Health Monitoring Systems (HUMS)-equipped helicopters. The project has the potential to increase operational efficiency and safety for HUMS-equipped aircraft with the ultimate goal of conditioned-based maintenance. Please help us by taking a couple of minutes to fill out [...]
Goodrich awarded $5.7M contract to fit HUMS in 19 MH-53s
Source: US Dept of Defense, 17-Oct-10
Goodrich Corp., Sensors and Integrated Systems, Vergennes, Vt., is being awarded a $5,765,474 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-06-C-0298) for the procurement of 19 MH-53 integrated mechanical diagnostic and health usage monitoring system units. Work will be performed in Vergennes, Vt., and is expected to be completed in September 2011. Contract funds will [...]
HAI to work with FAA on credit validation for HUMS-equipped helicopters
Source: HAI, 08-Sep-10
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Research Grants Program has awarded the Helicopter Association International (HAI) a cooperative agreement to support research titled “Validation of FAA AC-29-MG for Usage Credits”. “HAI is pleased to be working with the FAA on this important project” says Matthew Zuccaro, HAI President. “The ability of the Health and Usage [...]
GE’s Health Monitoring System equips Ornge AW139s
Source: GE Aviation, 19-Jul-10
Ornge, which provides ground and air medical transport for the province of Ontario, Canada, has just received the first of 10 AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters equipped with GE Aviation health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS). HUMS Web Services, which include GE’s (GE 14.61, +0.06, +0.41%) artificial intelligence based Advanced Anomaly Detection (AAD) technology, automatically collects information [...]
Goodrich wins $54.7M HUMS contract for US Army Black Hawks
Source: Burlington Free Press, 03-Jun-10
The U.S. Army has signed a $54.7 million deal with Goodrich Corp. to install the company’s helicopter diagnostic system in Army Black Hawks
GE Announces Industry’s First Proven Web-based HUMS utilizing Advanced Anomaly Detection technology
Source: GE Aviation, 23-Apr-10
GE Aviation recently announced the launch of the first proven web-based health and usage monitoring system utilizing GE Advanced Anomaly Detection (AAD) technology. The system is introduced with AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, on the AW139 to further enhance its global Customer Support Services. “This application of our Advanced Anomaly Detection technology brings about one of [...]
AgustaWestland Launches AW139 HUMS Web Services Technology
Source: AgustaWestland, 19-Apr-10
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, in a new effort aimed at further enhancing its global customer support services, is pleased to announce the introduction of the brand new AW139 HUMS (Health Usage and Monitoring System) Web Services. The AW139 HUMS was presented to a number of AW139 operators during the AW139 HUMS Operators Conference held in [...]
Goodrich Delivers 2,000th Helicopter Health and Usage Management System
Source: Goodrich, 12-Mar-10
Goodrich Corporation’s (NYSE: GR) Sensors and Integrated Systems business in Vergennes, Vt. marked the delivery of its 2,000th helicopter health and usage management system (HUMS) in a ceremony March 8, 2010 attended by employees and U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT). Leahy has supported the company in winning more than $100 million in contracts to develop and deploy the HUMS systems for a number [...]
Sikorsky and Goodrich Collaborate to Offer HUMS to Black Hawk Helicopter Users Worldwide
Source: Sikorsky, 06-Jan-10
Helicopter Support Inc. (HSI) today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Goodrich Corporation to collaboratively promote an advanced aircraft maintenance solution to the worldwide rotary aircraft market. HSI is a support and distribution company of Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS), the aftermarket business of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary [...]
Honeywell Zing™ Helps Helicopter Operations Increase Uptime and Improve Safety
Source: Honeywell, 12-May-09
