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Westland Lynx HMA.8SRU Navy Helicopter

The Westland Lynx is a multi-purpose military helicopter with a side by side cockpit for pilot and observer which can loop and roll, unusual for a helicopter. The Westland Lynx first flew in March 1971 and entered military service in 1978. The Westland Lynx HMA.8 is an upgraded version on the earlier Lynx HMA maritime attack series of helicopters built for the Royal Navy and is commonly referred to as the "super Lynx", it incorporates new Gem 42-200 engines and BERP type main rotors and larger tail rotor.

Westland Lynx HMA.8SRU Military Helicopter

 

The Westland Lynx HMA.8SRU have had their radios modified to SATURN standard (Second-generation, Anti-jam, Tactical, UHF, Radio, NATO) and had the new SIFF (Successor Identification Friend or Foe) system incorporated, it also has a FLIR camera (Forward looking infrared) in a turret on top of the nose and has it's radar moved to a new below nose radome.

 

Super Lynx Series 100 Specifications:

  • Crew: 2 or 3
  • Length: 15.24 m (50 ft)
  • Rotor diameter: 12.80 m (42 ft)
  • Height: 3.67 m (12 ft 0.5 in)
  • Empty weight: 3,291 kg (7,255 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 5,330 kg (11,750 lb)
  • Engines: Twin 835 kW (1,120 shp) Rolls-Royce Gem turbines
  • Maximum speed: 324 km/h (201 mph)
  • Range: 528 km (328 miles )
 
 
 
Westland Lynx HMA.8SRU
 

It is of note that a specially prepared Westland Lynx has held the official speed record for a helicopter at 249.1 mph (400.87 kph) since August 1986 (a speed previously said to be physically impossible for a helicopter by many aviation experts and helicopter designers).

 
 
Royal Navy Westland Lynx
 

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