The Lynx is being replaced by the new Wildcat helicopter, which has been heavily modernised with a glass cockpit, modern sensors, as well as an improved range and payload: www.forces.net/news/watch-360-view-inside-wildcat-helicopter
Supplied many a part from very expensive bolts to rotor heads and everything in between to various Lynxs during my time at Wattisham. You even got to know a good few of the tail numbers over time. Such a great aircraft that has done us proud over the years. It over 17 years since I had anything to do with them.
Thats a shame. I was camping in Glencoe just last year. We were camped very high up. The next day we had the pleasure of seeing two Army Lynx helicopters flying super low and super fast along the glen below us. It was a nice suprise though the people camping with me didn't seem to share my excitement.
I always felt safe in the Lynx, can't really explain why. Same feeling as the old SeaKing, it just felt like it would get there and back safely. Sad day.
I was lucky enough to be on Lynx Conversion Course No 2 back in 1978, to fly the Lynx for most of my career was an honour and although she had some demons in the early days, mainly fixed by the introduction of the Mk 7 she was a pleasure to fly. I remember being able to fly at just under VNE, around 156kts for many years, then the cracks appeared....oh well I could go on.
When HMS Daring visited JBPHH a few years back, I was the one who guided the Lynx to landing apron on MCBH. The landing gear on the naval version was a bit weird, the rear tires where at a 90 degree angle, which made them impossible to taxi. I was baffled.
FullMetalChicken that was so it could rotate 360 degrees on the flight deck of a ship on the spot by castoring it’s nose wheel 90 degrees and using tail rotor thrust. Thus it could swivel into wind if the ship couldn’t change course 👍
goodbye to the helicopter called the Lynx and perhaps we could have them modified to become air ambulance's? instead of putting them for permanent retirement they could be used to save lives. It's just a thought and would give the aircraft a chance to continue flying. Also save a lot of fundraising and be recycling an aircraft.
well, it was just an idea that i had whilst watching the video. I suppose you are right as i personally have no idea how much an airfield might cost to run. I already know the crew have to under go specialist training in order to do the job. However, i was more thinking about other people and how on the various accident type TV shows; they have limited aircraft available. The thought being a life could be saved using ex military aircraft that was as far as i had got.
it might not be that easy as helicopters that old, maintenance can get so expensive it is cheaper to by new ones, plus finding spare parts can become a problem in the long run.
Well, you do have a good point Thomas and i suppose my idea is a bit costly in places such as maintenance.Ii was just trying to give one of these helicopters a chance to do something useful. rather than rot away like most vehicles that are preserved, or sat waiting to become useful again.
What happens to these aircraft once taken of mainline service? Are they no longer safe to fly? Are they just too expensive to maintain? Are they sold overseas? Are they scrapped and broken up?
They are maintained better than civilian aircraft but they have a much tougher life, so their future isn't rosy (I was a technician working on Mk 7s in a former life). Most are scrapped. There are 'graveyards' up and down the country where the poor old girls are stripped apart. We technicians know our old 'cabs' and it's heartbreaking to see them being broken down when you spent so long trying to fix them up and keep them flying. The lucky ones get sold as static pieces - I've seen a few being converted as quirky holiday homes. Some might be sold to fly again as civvies, but I haven't seen any Lynx as yet. I've seen other ex-army aircraft types (Gazelles and Scouts) having a long civilian flying life. When it comes to it, there isn't much space in the civilian flying world for hundreds of battle-weary and slightly worn 40 year-old taxis.
Completely correct, 1972, the year after the first Lynx maiden flight, then broke the record again shortly afterwards. The record set by a modified Lynx on the 11th of August 1986 still stands to this day.
We do have the money to replace them, we've already bought a lot of Wildcat helicopters for both the Army and Navy and they're in current use, it's just the last Lynx models being retired now. The replacement has already happened. Also in reality, the Wildcat is very much a modernised, upgraded Lynx, 95% new designed components but at it's core it's still a Lynx design, the Lynx lives on in the Wildcat.
@@downtowngames4631 yeah ..but look at what the English Electric Lightning could do ( one of the fastest climbing planes ever) or the Buccaneer ( one of THE best low level attack aircraft) .. but technology moves on , better system and PURE OLD AGE .. fatigue of the airframe , old technology, harder to maintain .. THAT'S WHY WE NO LONGER DRIVE MODEL T'''s for example..
@@downtowngames4631 Yeah I know.. seeing it do a loop was amazing.. but that a moot point now.. They have gone.. I wouldn't have minded one as a personal Helicopter.. amazing machine
So what happens now ? Are they being sold, scrapped, put on display? Besides the aircraft carriers that seem to have a lot of problems we seem to be cutting just about everything, our numbers and equipment without replacing any of it numbers wise. We use to have military worth fearing, a military that could step in with the big boys. Maybe instead of giving aid to countries we've given independence too we should just spend the money back home or on our military.
The Lynx is being replaced by the new Wildcat helicopter, which has been heavily modernised with a glass cockpit, modern sensors, as well as an improved range and payload: www.forces.net/news/watch-360-view-inside-wildcat-helicopter
Goodbye you beautiful beast!! ❤️
Matsimus Your subscribe to this as Well?
You really had to ask that question?
Matsimus hey matt
she broke records and now she recides gracefully very sad indeed
So many years Iv been with this absolutely amazing machine, will be sorely missed.
I don’t know what it is but this helicopter just looks much nicer than the wildcat
Lloyd Benson agreed
It's got more history
It’s literally the same aircraft just the wildcat got slightly different modifications
Supplied many a part from very expensive bolts to rotor heads and everything in between to various Lynxs during my time at Wattisham. You even got to know a good few of the tail numbers over time.
Such a great aircraft that has done us proud over the years. It over 17 years since I had anything to do with them.
Thats a shame. I was camping in Glencoe just last year. We were camped very high up. The next day we had the pleasure of seeing two Army Lynx helicopters flying super low and super fast along the glen below us. It was a nice suprise though the people camping with me didn't seem to share my excitement.
goodbye the old lady of the sky we we'll miss you fly high and proud
I always felt safe in the Lynx, can't really explain why. Same feeling as the old SeaKing, it just felt like it would get there and back safely. Sad day.
My favourite helicopter to fly in as a combat medic. Fond memories of the AAC hedge hopping over the North York Moors 🇬🇧
Rest easy old girl
Rip, we are eternally greatfull
Good bye good lady, You will be sadly missed. Record breaker, Amazing helicopter very sad day
To my American eye, it looked a bit funny with that long nose, but Lynx gave great service. A bittersweet moment, especially for a pilot.
They were just the best in VL dives! Loved em!
I have cleaned many a bubble,i have refueled many lynx and i have placed many driptrays under the exhaust.....Goodbye old friend.
Well done, lads. Beautiful machine.
We had Lynx helicopter on Bremen class frigates in german navy...
What u got now ?
We'll always love you...😢
Sad day
really really sad to see this legend go :(
Never did get in one but plenty in the Westland Scout . 👍
Made absolutely no sense. Spend millions updating to the 9A then retire them a few years later. Then replace them with far fewer wildcats
It's sad to see them go
I was lucky enough to be on Lynx Conversion Course No 2 back in 1978, to fly the Lynx for most of my career was an honour and although she had some demons in the early days, mainly fixed by the introduction of the Mk 7 she was a pleasure to fly. I remember being able to fly at just under VNE, around 156kts for many years, then the cracks appeared....oh well I could go on.
When HMS Daring visited JBPHH a few years back, I was the one who guided the Lynx to landing apron on MCBH. The landing gear on the naval version was a bit weird, the rear tires where at a 90 degree angle, which made them impossible to taxi. I was baffled.
FullMetalChicken that was so it could rotate 360 degrees on the flight deck of a ship on the spot by castoring it’s nose wheel 90 degrees and using tail rotor thrust. Thus it could swivel into wind if the ship couldn’t change course 👍
in december last year the Danish navy replaced its last Lynx (with the SH60 seahawk) after many years of succesfull service
Goodbye😭😭
goodbye to the helicopter called the Lynx and perhaps we could have them modified to become air ambulance's? instead of putting them for permanent retirement they could be used to save lives. It's just a thought and would give the aircraft a chance to continue flying. Also save a lot of fundraising and be recycling an aircraft.
Ben Jones air ambulances have to be specially modified and have to have crews & bases which is the main cost
well, it was just an idea that i had whilst watching the video. I suppose you are right as i personally have no idea how much an airfield might cost to run. I already know the crew have to under go specialist training in order to do the job. However, i was more thinking about other people and how on the various accident type TV shows; they have limited aircraft available. The thought being a life could be saved using ex military aircraft that was as far as i had got.
it might not be that easy as helicopters that old, maintenance can get so expensive it is cheaper to by new ones, plus finding spare parts can become a problem in the long run.
Well, you do have a good point Thomas and i suppose my idea is a bit costly in places such as maintenance.Ii was just trying to give one of these helicopters a chance to do something useful. rather than rot away like most vehicles that are preserved, or sat waiting to become useful again.
Ben Jones would you consider a 40 year old ford transit as suitable for an ambulance? Same thing...
What are they doing with the Lynx? Selling or scrapping?
Nooo 😭😭😭😭
Farewell.
What happens to these aircraft once taken of mainline service? Are they no longer safe to fly? Are they just too expensive to maintain? Are they sold overseas? Are they scrapped and broken up?
They are maintained better than civilian aircraft but they have a much tougher life, so their future isn't rosy (I was a technician working on Mk 7s in a former life). Most are scrapped. There are 'graveyards' up and down the country where the poor old girls are stripped apart. We technicians know our old 'cabs' and it's heartbreaking to see them being broken down when you spent so long trying to fix them up and keep them flying. The lucky ones get sold as static pieces - I've seen a few being converted as quirky holiday homes. Some might be sold to fly again as civvies, but I haven't seen any Lynx as yet. I've seen other ex-army aircraft types (Gazelles and Scouts) having a long civilian flying life. When it comes to it, there isn't much space in the civilian flying world for hundreds of battle-weary and slightly worn 40 year-old taxis.
Did they do a flypast of castle greyskull?
Didn't these beat a lot of speed records when they rolled out?
Completely correct, 1972, the year after the first Lynx maiden flight, then broke the record again shortly afterwards.
The record set by a modified Lynx on the 11th of August 1986 still stands to this day.
That was sad
Why are we getting rid of them we don't have the money to replace them. This country has barley anything 😒😒
H.M.S duck Cough wildcat
duck -- they are getting old .. time for them to rest like any old soldier.
We do have the money to replace them, we've already bought a lot of Wildcat helicopters for both the Army and Navy and they're in current use, it's just the last Lynx models being retired now.
The replacement has already happened.
Also in reality, the Wildcat is very much a modernised, upgraded Lynx, 95% new designed components but at it's core it's still a Lynx design, the Lynx lives on in the Wildcat.
I don't want it to go. We need it back. Why we can't have it in the UK army
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Good bye,ole chap😭
🥺
Wessex, Sea King and now the Lynx!😢
Stuff is getting too old now
@@kittyhawk9707 have you seen what this helicopter can do! 😂
@@downtowngames4631 yeah ..but look at what the English Electric Lightning could do ( one of the fastest climbing planes ever) or the Buccaneer ( one of THE best low level attack aircraft) .. but technology moves on , better system and PURE OLD AGE .. fatigue of the airframe , old technology, harder to maintain .. THAT'S WHY WE NO LONGER DRIVE MODEL T'''s for example..
@@kittyhawk9707 I can't accept it still hurts there must be something they can upgrade! 😂😭
@@downtowngames4631 Yeah I know.. seeing it do a loop was amazing.. but that a moot point now.. They have gone.. I wouldn't have minded one as a personal Helicopter.. amazing machine
Unlucky
Awwwww
Lynx operational with the wildcat by policy.
Not good
What’s replacing them
Jack Fitzpatrick probably nothing this country doesn't have money to replace them
Jack Fitzpatrick The Wildcat.
H.M.S duck Wildcat will replace the lynx.
Rio- Tic2003 Yes completely right and we have done too. The RN have had their wildcats for the paste three years or so now.
@@ethan.dalton6404 Boring
Totes emosh
Why can’t Canada just by them off the UK there still better then are 412s with green paint
So what happens now ? Are they being sold, scrapped, put on display? Besides the aircraft carriers that seem to have a lot of problems we seem to be cutting just about everything, our numbers and equipment without replacing any of it numbers wise. We use to have military worth fearing, a military that could step in with the big boys. Maybe instead of giving aid to countries we've given independence too we should just spend the money back home or on our military.
Soooooo what will replace the lynx
Wildcat
To be fair they do look outdated
yeah but they would still kick your ass