AgustaWestland Super Lynx

AgustaWestland · United Kingdom · first flew 1971 · helicopter

The Super Lynx is a twin-turboshaft multirole military helicopter, an upgraded naval and utility development of the Westland Lynx first flown in 1971.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — Wings	High-mounted, rotary
E — Engines	2 × turboshaft, fuselage-mounted
F — Fuselage	15.24 m fuselage
T — Tail	Conventional

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Spot it by:

Four-blade rotor with BERP paddle tips
Streamlined stepped windscreen
Tail boom with endplate fins

Look for the four-blade semi-rigid main rotor with distinctive BERP paddle tips, a streamlined fuselage with a stepped windscreen, and a tail boom carrying a swept horizontal stabiliser with endplate fins.

Specifications

The AgustaWestland Super Lynx has a length of 15.24 m (50 ft).
It has a wingspan of 12.8 m (42 ft).
Its maximum speed is 289 km/h (180 mph).
Typical crew: 2-3.

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History

The original WG.13 Lynx flew in 1971, and a specially modified example set the world helicopter speed record. The Super Lynx line added improved engines, avionics, and BERP composite rotor blades, with the later Super Lynx 300 introducing LHTEC CTS800 engines and a glass cockpit.

Variants

Versions span British Army Lynx AH utility marks, Royal Navy naval Lynx HAS/HMA anti-submarine and anti-surface variants, and export Super Lynx 100/200/300 series, with the AW159 Wildcat as its direct successor.

Where you'll see it

The Lynx and Super Lynx served extensively with the British Army and Royal Navy in transport, anti-tank and anti-shipping roles for decades, giving the family very strong UK recognition.

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