Westland Lynx
multi-role battlefield helicopter
Specifications
- Origin
- UK
- Type
- multi-role battlefield helicopter
- Maximum Speed
- 140 kt / 161 mph
- Maximum Range
- 541 km / 336 miles
- Dimensions
- main rotor diam. 12.80 m /
42 ft 0 in
length 15.16 m / 49 ft 9 in
height 3.66 m / 12 ft 0 in - Weight
- empty 2,787 kg / 6,144 lb
max. take-off 4,536 kg / 10,000 lb - Powerplant
- two 671-kW (900-shp) Rolls-Royce Gem 2 turboshafts
Armament
can include 20- or 25-mm cannon, 7.62-mm (0.3-in) machine guns, rocket- launcher pods, or a variety of air-to-surface missiles