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Marine Westland SH-14 Lynx |
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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). 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 Netherlands Navy's Naval Aviation Service operated fleet of 24 Lynx for a total of 36 years, entering service in 1976 and phased out in 2012 after being extensively used. These performed search and rescue, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare and special forces support tasks while operating from the flight decks of most RNN vessels during this period. In 1993, the RNN fleet were upgraded to a common Lynx SH-14D standard. In 1999, a design defect in the rotor-head used on some Lynx aircraft was responsible for the loss of a Dutch aircraft in 1999; this led to a number of Lynx worldwide to be temporarily grounded until retrofitted with new titanium rotor-heads. On 19 September 2012, the RNN performed its final operational Lynx flight. Sucessor is the NHIndustries NH90 ASW helicopter. Lynx Mk.25 Export version of the HAS.2 for the Royal Netherlands Navy. Designated UH-14A in Dutch service. Used for utility and SAR roles. Six built. Lynx Mk.27 Export version for the Royal Netherlands Navy with 836 kW (1,120 kW) Gem 4 engines. Equipped for ASW missions with dipping sonar. Designated SH-14B in Dutch service. 10 built. Lynx Mk.81 Upgraded ASW version for the Royal Netherlands Navy, powered by Gem 41 engines with no sonar but fitted with towed Magnetic anomaly detector. Designated SH-14C in Dutch service, and mainly used for training and utility purposes. Eight built. SH-14D UH-14A/SH-14B/SH-14C Lynx upgraded to a common standard by the Royal Netherlands Navy under the STAMOL programme with Gem 42 engines, provision for dipping sonar and FLIR. 22 upgraded. 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 |
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 SH-14D Lynx - 281  SH-14D Lynx - 280  SH-14C Lynx (Mk.81) - 280 with Magnetic Anomaly Detection (MAD) unit  SH-14C Lynx (Mk.81) - 280  SH-14C Lynx (Mk.81) - 280  SH-14D Lynx - 279  SH-14C Lynx (Mk.81) - 279  SH-14C Lynx (Mk.81) - 279  SH-14C Lynx (Mk.81) - 279  SH-14C Lynx (Mk.81) - 278  SH-14C Lynx (Mk.81) - 278  SH-14C Lynx (Mk.81) - 277  SH-14C Lynx (Mk.81) - 277  SH-14C Lynx (Mk.81) - 276  SH-14C Lynx (Mk.81) - 276  SH-14B Lynx (Mk.27) - 274  SH-14B Lynx (Mk.27) - 274 SH-14D Lynx - 273  SH-14B Lynx (Mk.27) - 273  SH-14B Lynx (Mk.27) - 273  SH-14B Lynx (Mk.27) - 270  SH-14B Lynx (Mk.27) - 270  SH-14B Lynx (Mk.27) - 270  SH-14B Lynx (Mk.27) - 270  SH-14B Lynx (Mk.27) - 270  SH-14B Lynx (Mk.27) - 270  SH-14D Lynx - 269  SH-14B Lynx (Mk.27) - 269  SH-14B Lynx (Mk.27) - 268  SH-14B Lynx (Mk.27) - 267  SH-14B Lynx (Mk.27) - 267  SH-14B Lynx (Mk.27) - 267  SH-14B Lynx (Mk.27) - 266  SH-14D Lynx - 265  SH-14D Lynx - 265  UH-14A Lynx (Mk.25) - 265  UH-14A Lynx (Mk.25) - 264  UH-14A Lynx (Mk.25) - 264  UH-14A Lynx (Mk.25) - 264  UH-14A Lynx (Mk.25) - 264  UH-14A Lynx (Mk.25) - 264  UH-14A Lynx (Mk.25) - 264  UH-14A Lynx (Mk.25) - 263  UH-14A Lynx (Mk.25) - 263  UH-14A Lynx (Mk.25) - 262  SH-14D Lynx - 261  SH-14D Lynx - 261  UH-14A Lynx (Mk.25) - 261  UH-14A Lynx (Mk.25) - 261  UH-14A Lynx (Mk.25) - 261 unidentified units and interior         UH-14A (Lynx Mk.25) cockpit |
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