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Aviation History
1972
1972 - 0078.PDF
FLIGHT International, 13 January 1972 The battlefield workhorse of the seventies THE WESTLAND LYNX designed from the outset with all the qualities required of a general purpose army support helicopter . . . reliability, robustness, simpler and cheaper maintenance, high performance and high manoeuvrability and control response. The new, advanced design rotor system, gives the Lynx a high degree of evasive manoeuvrability at low level, in all weathers, over difficult terrain. Produced jointly by Westland and Aerospatialeforthe Armed Forces of Britain and France, the Lynx has high speed capability which makes it particularlysuitable forthefollowing roles. • Troop transport Gives high speed mobility • Air to ground strike A wide variety of anti-tank missiles can be carried • Logistic support External freight hook gives logistic load support capability • Reconnaissance Fitted with all weather navigation system and surveillance aids • Airborne command post Capacity for extensive communications equipment • Casualty evacuation Roomy cabin allows easy stretcher installation ^5fp| Westland Helicopters » • v«rt. ,;i c—1~—i Yeovil, England Partners in European Co-operation Aerospatiale Jk 2a20,Av. Marcel Cachin, 93 la Courneuve, France
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