Airfix - A09101 - Maquette - Westland Army Lynx AH1-7

Airfix - A09101 - Maquette - Westland Army Lynx AH1-7
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Description du produit

The Westland Lynx is a British multi-purpose military helicopter designed and built by Westland Helicopters at its factory in Yeovil. Originally intended as a utility craft for both civil and naval usage, military interest led to the development of both battlefield and naval variants, which went into operational usage in 1977 and were later adopted by the armed forces of over a dozen nations, where it primarily serves in the battlefield utility, anti-armour, search and rescue and anti-submarine warfare roles. In 1984 a modified Lynx broke the airspeed record for helicopters, which still stands today.

The Lynx AH.1 entered service with the AAC in 1979. Most Army Lynx were later upgraded to Lynx AH.7 standard.

As of 2009, the AAC operate the Lynx AH.7 and AH.9 as utility helicopters. Army owned Lynx AH.7 and AH.9 are also in service with the FAA where they operate as attack/utility helicopters in support of the Royal Marines. Lynx HAS.3 and HMA.8 operate as anti-submarine warfare and maritime attack helicopters equipped with the Stingray torpedo, Sea Skua anti-ship missile and depth charge for Royal Navy warships