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The Westland Lynx is a British multi-purpose twin-engined military
helicopter designed and built by Westland Helicopters at its factory
in Yeovil. Originally intended as a utility craft for both civil and
naval usage, military interest led to the development of both
battlefield and naval variants. The Lynx went into operational usage
in 1977 and was later adopted by the armed forces of over a dozen
nations, primarily serving in the battlefield utility, anti-armour,
search and rescue and anti-submarine warfare roles. The Lynx is a fully aerobatic helicopter with the ability to perform loops and rolls. In 1986, a specially modified Lynx set the current Fédération Aéronautique Internationale's official airspeed record for helicopters (category excludes compound helicopters) at 400.87 km/h (249.09 mph), which remains unbroken as of 2017. Several land and naval variants of the Lynx have been produced along with some major derivatives. The Westland 30 was produced as a civil utility helicopter; it was not a commercial success and only a small number were built during the 1980s. In the 21st century, a modernised variant of the Lynx was designed as a multi-role combat helicopter, designated as the AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat; the Wildcat is intended to replace existing Lynx helicopters. The Lynx remains in production by AgustaWestland, the successor to Westland Helicopters. The Royal Danish Navy took delivery of eight Lynx Mk 80 between 1980 and 1981. A further two Mk 90 were delivered in 1987 and 1988 as attrition replacements. Operated by the Danish Naval Air Squadron, the RDN fleet is typically stationed upon naval inspection vessels and used to patrol Greenland and Faroe Islands as well as the Danish mainland. Beginning in 2000, the whole Lynx fleet was upgraded to Mk 90B standard. On 7 November 2006, a Danish Lynx had the distinction of performing the first helicopter landing on board a Visby-class corvette of the Swedish Navy. In January 2011, control of the Lynx fleet was transferred from the Danish Navy to the Royal Danish Air Force. Lynx Mk.80 Export version for the Royal Danish Navy based on the HAS.3 with folding tail. Eight built. Lynx Mk.90 Export version for the Royal Danish Navy, modified from embargoed Argentine Mk.87s. Lynx Mk.90A is the upgraded version. The Lynx Mk.90 and Mk.90A were upgraded to Super Lynx standard and designated Mk.90B. Characteristics: Crew: 2 or 3 Capacity: 8 troops Payload: 1480 kg Length: 15.241 m (50 ft) Rotor diameter: 12.80 m (42 ft) Height: 3.8 m (12.45 ft) Disc area: 128.71 m² (1385 ft²) Empty weight: 3291 kg (7255 lb) Max. takeoff weight: 5330 kg (11750 lb) Powerplant: 2 x Rolls-Royce Gem turboshaft, 835 kW (1120 shp) each Maximum speed: 324 km/h (201 mph) Range: 528 km (328 miles) with standard tanks source: wikipedia |
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