Rotorcraft
GPMS Introduces Prognostic HUMS for Light Turbine Helos
The system is STC'd on the Bell 407GX with future approvals in the works for the 407GXI, AStar 350 and MD500.

Health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS), which monitor critical aircraft parts and systems using onboard sensors, are typically found on large helicopters, such as those serving the oil-and-gas industry and military operations. Now, Cornwall, Vermont-based GPMS (Booth C3828) is offering Foresight MX, a just-STC’d, next-generation “prognostic health monitoring system” for the Bell 407GX and -GXP, the first such system designed for light turbine helicopters. Subsequent STCs are planned for the 407GXI, AStar 350 and MD500.