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Westland Lynx HAS3GM

1986 · Twin-engine turbine helicopter

Factory at UK Yeovil

GM = Gulf Modification are aircraft given a cooling package for use in hot countries / areas such as the Persian Gulf during Iran / Iraqi war, an improved ECM, revised IFF and provision for Forward looking infrared (FLIR). The first 3GM conversion started 15Jan86 on XZ230 (15 HAS.3 aircraft were converted to HAS.3GM with 13 of these being converted to HAS.3SGM later (S = secure speach) and a further 4 HAS.3S aircraft were converted to HAS.3SGM.
blueprints Lynx HAS3GM

Airframes (10)

C/NModelBuiltReg
001has.21976UK XZ227
002has.21976UK XZ228407
004has.21976UK XZ229
005has.21976UK XZ230751-VL w/o 1998
128has.21979UK XZ694
166has.21980UK XZ720410-GC
186has.21980UK XZ724336-CV w/o 2004
210has.21981UK XZ733404-IR
257has.31982UK ZD253304 w/o 2001
265has.31982UK ZD256

Operators

1976-2017 UK Fleet Air Arm Lynx