Royal Netherlands Navy (MLD)
last update June 30, 2002
photos of the "real thing"
Westland Lynx twin engined Utility and ASW shipboard helicopter. Most photos here of Royal Netherlands Navy Lynx helicopters, which ordered 6 aircraft UH-14A Lynx Mk25 for SAR/liaison role. Order November 1974, delivered 14 November 1977-4 November 1977, serials 260 to 265.
New batch 10 aircraft SH-14B
Lynx Mk27 for ASW role with French installed dipping sonar.
Order 1976, delivered to
France 9 October 1978-12 November 1979 and to MLD 12 September 1979-1 September
1980, serials 266 to 275.
Other batch: 8 aircraft SH-14C Lynx Mk81 for ASW role with MAD gear. Order January 1978, delivered from 10 October 1980 to 9 April 1981, serials 276-283. The MAD gear was not a success.
All Lynxes used by 7 sqn
and 860 sqn.
All 22 remaining UH-14A
and SH-14 upgraded to common SH-14D standard 1990-1993. New systems were
installed.
Also new composite main
rotor blades BLRP and at the same time the tail horizontal stabilizer
was reduced in span and at its trailing edge a curved "Gurney" flap was
fixed.
photos (c) Meindert de Vreeze
Lynx
with the first type rotor blades (no BLURP tips)
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German Lynx
note chaff dispenser near tailboom
forward flotation gear (green bag), fitted later
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folded rotor
British Lynx with
radar pod under the nose
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Danish Navy
Lynx
maintenance
in the hangar (courtesy picture Audio Visuele Dienst MLD)
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