Description:
The Lynx is a lightweight, twin-engine, multi-role helicopter designed to meet the requirements of the British Army and the Royal Navy. The Lynx helicopter has been ordered by the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Denmark, Brazil, Netherlands, Nigeria, and Norway.
The Lynx was deployed successfully during the Gulf War in 1991. Subsequently it was deployed over the former Yugoslavia and recently in Iraq during operation Telic (Operation Iraqi Freedom) in 2003.
The Lynx employed by the British Army, also known as the Battlefield Lynx, primary role is to engage armored vehicles using up to 8 TOW missiles. This helicopter features a roof-mounted sight. The secondary role of Lynx is utility helicopter transporting material, personnel, medical evacuation etc. The British Army purchased up to 120 Lynx helicopters.
Specifications Accommodation: Crew 2, Passengers 9
Dimensions: Height 3.5 m, Length 15.2 m, Main Rotor Diameter 12.8 m, Width 3 m
Weights: Max Weight 5,126 kg (11,301 lb), Payload 1,360 kg (2,998 lb)
Performance: Cruise Speed 70 mps (254 kph), Endurance 5 hours 24 min, Max Range 981 km (530 nm), Top Speed 92 mps (330 kph)
Power: Power 2,240 shp
Other: Main Rotor Blades 4, Number of Engines 2
Operators
United Kingdom / 120
As of
Holdings
2007
112 (Lynx AH7 (88) Lynx AH9 (24))
2006
112 (Lynx AH7 (88) Lynx AH9 (24))
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Notes (*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
United Kingdom / 120 