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)