to chuckolamofola
Hey, the engine monitor was just one example. There are also on-board RT&B and Low-cost vibe monitoring packages that don't profess to be complete HUMS. I didn't pretend to supply an exhaustive list, and I didn't want to pull out the litany of possibilities. It largely depends on what you've already got on-board.
The fact remains that I can provide everything a HUMS can currently provide embedded in other systems already in the aircraft, but unless you have a box called "HUMS" they won't believe you meet the requirement. (I don't know what a HUMS is, but by golly, I gotta have one, 'cause people say its safer.)
It also reminds me of an old joke we used to have: What's the difference between an "interface unit" with computing power, and a "misson computer" with interfacing capability..... about $150K US. HUMS is somewhat the same story.
Last edited by Avnx EO; 10th Sep 2003 at 23:51.