Westland Lynx - Specifications (Super Lynx Series 100)

Specifications (Super Lynx Series 100)

Data from Flight International World Aircraft and Systems Directory (3rd ed.)

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2 or 3
  • Capacity: 8 troops
  • Payload: 1,480 kg (Brochure)
  • Length: 15.241 m (50 ft)
  • Rotor diameter: 12.80 m (42 ft)
  • Height: 3.734 m for mk7; 3.785 m for mk9 (12.25 ft for mk7; 12.41 ft for mk9)
  • Disc area: 128.71 m² (1,385 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 3,291 kg (7,255 lb)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 5,330 kg (11,750 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Gem turboshaft, 835 kW (1,120 shp) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 324 km/h (201 mph)
  • Range: 528 km (328 miles) with standard tanks

Armament

  • Naval: 2 x torpedoes or 4x Sea Skua missiles or 2 x depth charges.
  • Attack: 2 x 20mm cannons, 2 x 70mm rocket pods CRV7, 8 x TOW ATGM
  • General: 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Guns (AH.7 and AH.9), Browning AN/M3M .50 calibre heavy machine gun (HAS.3 and HMA.8)

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