Lynx helicopter

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military helicopter multi-role helicopter rotorcraft

The Lynx helicopter is a British multi-role military helicopter renowned for its agility and service with both army and naval aviation units worldwide.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Westland Lynx 2
Westland Lynx helicopter 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military helicopter ⓘ
multi-role helicopter ⓘ
rotorcraft ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Lynx helicopter ⓘ
armamentOptions anti-ship missiles ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ
rockets ⓘ
torpedoes ⓘ
canOperateFrom destroyers ⓘ
frigates ⓘ
offshore patrol vessels ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
3 ⓘ
designedFor army aviation ⓘ
naval aviation ⓘ
developedFrom Westland Scout ⓘ
engineType turboshaft ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1971-03-21 ⓘ
introduced 1978 ⓘ
manufacturer Westland Helicopters ⓘ
maxSpeed_kmh over 320 ⓘ
notableFor high agility ⓘ
high maneuverability ⓘ
numberOfEngines 2 ⓘ
primaryUsers British Army ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
replacedBy AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat in UK service ⓘ
role anti-submarine warfare helicopter ⓘ
anti-surface warfare helicopter ⓘ
attack helicopter ⓘ
reconnaissance helicopter ⓘ
search and rescue helicopter ⓘ
utility helicopter ⓘ
rotorConfiguration single main rotor ⓘ
statusInUK largely retired ⓘ
successor AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat ⓘ
tailRotorType conventional tail rotor ⓘ
usedBy Brazilian Navy ⓘ
French Navy ⓘ
German Navy ⓘ
Royal Air Force of Oman ⓘ
surface form: Omani Air Force

Portuguese Navy ⓘ
Qatar Emiri Air Force ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Danish Navy ⓘ
surface form: Royal Danish Navy

Royal Netherlands Navy ⓘ
Royal Norwegian Air Force ⓘ
South Korean Navy ⓘ
usedInConflict Bosnian War ⓘ
Falklands War ⓘ
Gulf War ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
worldRecord helicopter speed record 1972 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Army Air Corps → aircraftOperated → Lynx helicopter ⓘ
Lynx helicopter → alsoKnownAs → Lynx helicopter ⓘ
subject surface form: Westland Lynx
Wildcat helicopter → developedFrom → Lynx helicopter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Westland Lynx
this entity surface form: Westland Lynx
Type 42 destroyer → typicalAircraft → Lynx helicopter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Westland Lynx helicopter