| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-LYNX |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Westland WG-13 Lynx |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Westland WG-13 Lynx |
| Aircraft Version: | Westland WG-13 Lynx 1 |
| C/n (msn): | 102 |
| Operator Titles: | Westland Helicopters |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | FarnboroughMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLF IATA: FAB Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Farnborough International 1986 |
| Photo Date: | 5 September 1986 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 779666 |
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Westland demonstrator. First flew as G-LYNX then used military serial for ZA500 for weapons firing in Spain in 1979. Broke the Helicopter World Speed Record at a speed of 400.87 km/h (249.09 mph) over Somerset in 1986. This record still stands in 2025. Modified to a Lynx 800 with new 1350 shp LHTEC T800 engines then used military serial ZB500 in 1991. To the Helicopter Museum, Weston-Super-Mare in 1995. Restored to its 1986 world record breaking configuration. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 16 February 2025, and has since been viewed 53 times. |