I-Westland Lynx ne-Wildcat
Ithimba le-Royal Navy's Black Cats okwamanje linezindiza ezinophephela emhlane ezimbili ze-HMA.2 Wildcat futhi lethula ubunikazi balolu hlobo lwendiza enophephela emhlane ngemibukiso.
Idizayinwe yi-Westland futhi yakhiwe nguLeonardo, umndeni wakwaLynx wezindiza ezinophephela emhlane okwamanje usetshenziswa amabutho ahlomile emazweni ayi-9: IGreat Britain, Algeria, Brazil, Philippines, Germany, Malaysia, Oman, Republic of Korea kanye neThailand. Ngaphezu kwengxenye yekhulu leminyaka, kwakhiwe amakhophi angaphezu kuka-500, asetshenziswa njengezindiza ezinophephela emhlane ukulwa nemikhumbi-ngwenya, imikhumbi yangaphandle kanye namathangi, ukwenza imisebenzi yokuhlola, ezokuthutha kanye nezokusindisa. I-rotorcraft yakamuva evela kulo mndeni, i-AW159 Wildcat, isetshenziswa yiPhilippine neRepublic of Korea Naval Aviation, kanye neBritish Army Aviation kanye neRoyal Navy.
Maphakathi nawo-60s, inkampani yase-Westland yahlela ukwakha abazolandela izindiza ezinophephela emhlane ze-Belvedere (iphrojekthi ye-twin-rotor WG.1, isisindo sokusuka esingamathani angu-16) kanye nezindiza ezinophephela emhlane ze-Wessex (WG.4, isisindo sama-7700 kg) zamaNgisi. ibutho. . Ngokulandelayo, i-WG.3 kwakufanele ibe indiza enophephela emhlane yokuthutha yebutho lesigaba se-3,5 t, futhi i-WG.12 kwakuyindiza enophephela emhlane yokubuka ukukhanya (1,2 t). Ithuthukiswe isuka ku-WG.3, owalandela i-Whirlwind kanye ne-Wasp, kamuva eyaba i-Lynx, yaqokwa ukuthi i-WG.13. Izidingo zezempi ngo-1964 zabiza indiza enophephela emhlane eqinile futhi enokwethenjelwa ekwazi ukuthwala amasosha ayi-7 noma amathani angu-1,5 wempahla, ehlome ngezikhali ezizosekela amasosha phansi. Ijubane eliphezulu bekumele libe ngu-275 km/h, kanti ibanga libe ngu-280 km.
Ekuqaleni, i-rotorcraft yayinikwa amandla izinjini ezimbili ze-6 hp Pratt & Whitney PT750A turboshaft. ngayinye, kodwa umenzi wazo akazange aqinisekise ukuthi okuhlukile okunamandla kwakuzothuthukiswa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ekugcineni, kwanqunywa ukuthi kusetshenziswe i-360 hp Bristol Siddeley BS.900, kamuva i-Rolls-Royce Gem, eyaqalwa e-de Havilland (yingakho igama lendabuko lika-G).
Ukubambisana okuhle kwe-Anglo-French ngaleso sikhathi embonini yezindiza kanye nezidingo ezifanayo ezabekwa amasosha awo womabili la mazwe kwaholela ekuthuthukisweni okuhlangene kwezinhlobo ezintathu ze-rotorcraft, ezihlukene ngobukhulu kanye nemisebenzi: ezokuthutha eziphakathi (SA330 Puma), izindiza ezikhethekile kanye ne-anti- ithangi (i-Lynx yesikhathi esizayo) kanye nomshini okhanyayo wezinjongo eziningi (i-SA340 Gazelle). Wonke amamodeli kwakufanele athengwe amasosha awo womabili la mazwe. I-Sud Aviation (kamuva eyaba yi-Aerospatiale) yajoyina ngokusemthethweni uhlelo lwe-Lynx ngo-1967 futhi yayizothweswa icala ngamaphesenti angama-30. ukukhiqizwa kwezindiza zalolu hlobo. Eminyakeni eyalandela, ukubambisana kwaholela ekuthengeni i-SA330 Puma kanye ne-SA342 Gazelle ngamabutho ahlomile aseBrithani (amaFulentshi ayengabaholi bomklamo nokwakhiwa), futhi izindiza zasemanzini zaseFrance zathola i-Lynxes yasolwandle yaseWestland. Ekuqaleni, amaFulentshi ayehlose ukuthenga amaLynxes ahlomile njengokuhlasela kanye nezindiza ezinophephela emhlane zokundiza kwamasosha aphansi, kodwa ekupheleni kuka-1969 ibutho laseFrance lanquma ukuhoxa kulo msebenzi.
Amakhasi Umfanekiso Womphakathi I-Westland Lynx Eminyakeni engu-50 edlule, ngoJanuwari 21, 1971
Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi ngenxa yokubambisana namaFulentshi, i-WG.13 yaba indiza yokuqala yaseBrithani eklanywe ohlelweni lwemethrikhi. Imodeli yendiza enophephela emhlane, ekuqaleni eyayiqokwe i-Westland-Sud WG.13, yaqala ukuboniswa e-Paris Air Show ngo-1970.
Kuyaphawuleka ukubamba iqhaza ekuthuthukisweni kweLynx ngomunye wonjiniyela basePoland, uTadeusz Leopold Cyastuly (1909-1979). Umuntu othweswe iziqu eWarsaw University of Technology, owasebenza ngaphambi kwempi, kuhlanganisa. njengomshayeli wokuhlola e-ITL, ngo-1939 wasuswa wayiswa eRomania, wabe eseya eFrance, futhi ngo-1940 wayiswa e-UK. Kusukela ngo-1941 wasebenza emnyangweni we-aerodynamics weRoyal Aircraft Establishment futhi waphinde wandiza nama-fighters nge-302 Squadron. Indiza enophephela emhlane i-Skeeter, kamuva eyakhiwa ngabakwaSaunders-Roe. Ngemuva kokuthi inkampani ithathwe i-Westland, ube ngomunye wabadali bendiza enophephela emhlane i-P.1947, ekhiqizwe ngobuningi njenge-Wasp ne-Scout. Umsebenzi kanjiniyela u-Ciastła uphinde wahlanganisa nokwengamela ukuguqulwa kwesizinda samandla sezindiza ezinophephela emhlane ze-Wessex kanye ne-Sea King, kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwephrojekthi ye-WG.531. Eminyakeni eyalandela waphinde wasebenza ekwakhiweni kwe-hovercraft.
Ukundiza kwe-prototype yaseWestland Lynx kwenzeka eminyakeni engu-50 edlule ngo-March 21, 1971 e-Yeovil. Indiza enopende ophuzi yalingwa nguRon Gellatly noRoy Moxum, abenza izindiza ezimbili eziyimizuzu eyi-10 nengama-20 ngalolo suku. Iqembu laliphethwe unjiniyela wokuhlola uDave Gibbins. Indiza nokuhlola kubambezeleke izinyanga ezimbalwa kusukela kushejuli yakhona yasekuqaleni ngenxa yezinkinga ze-Rolls-Royce zokulungisa isikhungo sikagesi. Izinjini zokuqala ze-BS.360 zazingenawo amandla amenyezelwe, okuthinte kabi izici nezakhiwo zama-prototypes. Ngenxa yesidingo sokujwayela indiza enophephela emhlane ukuze ihambe ngendiza i-C-130 Hercules futhi ilungele ukusebenza kungakapheli amahora ama-2 ngemuva kokuthulula, abaklami kwadingeka basebenzise iyunithi “ehlangene” efanelekile yengxenye ephethe kanye nerotor eyinhloko izakhi ezenziwe ngebhulokhi eyodwa ye-titanium. Izixazululo ezinemininingwane zalokhu zakamuva zakhiwe onjiniyela baseFrance abavela kwa-Aerospatiale.
Ama-prototypes amahlanu akhelwe ukuhlolwa kwefekthri, ngayinye yapenda umbala ohlukile ukuze ihlukaniseke. I-prototype yokuqala ebhalwe ukuthi XW5 yayiphuzi, i-XW835 grey, i-XW836 ebomvu, i-XW837 eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kanye ne-orange yokugcina engu-XW838. Njengoba ikhophi empunga iphumelele ukuhlolwa kwe-resonance, i-Lynx ebomvu yasuka okwesibili (September 839, 28), kwathi izindiza ezinophephela emhlane eziluhlaza nezimpunga zasuka ngokulandelayo ngoMashi 1971. Ukwengeza kuma-prototypes, ama-airframe angaphambi kokukhiqizwa ka-1972 asetshenziselwa ukuhlola nokushuna kahle umklamo, alungiselelwa ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zabamukeli besikhathi esizayo - Ibutho LaseBrithani (eliphethe igiya lokushushuluza), i-Navy kanye ne-French Aeronavale Naval Aviation ( zombili zinegiya lokumisa elinamasondo). Ekuqaleni, bekufanele zibe yisikhombisa, kodwa ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa enye yezimoto yaphahlazeka (umshini wokugoqa umsila wehlulekile) futhi kwakhiwa enye.
