MightyFalcon From Oman, joined Jun 2001, 384 posts, RR: 10 Posted (11 years 5 months 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 1233 times:
Hi all,
This would be my first post in this forum: The omani government signed yesterday in Muscat an agreement with JKN Westland to provide RAFO (Royal Air Force of Oman) with 16 Super Lynx helicopters.
These will replace current RAFO's Bell UH-1s to enhance and modernise the country's defence capabilities.
No delivery date has been mentioned in the local papers.
MightyFalcon From Oman, joined Jun 2001, 384 posts, RR: 10 Reply 2, posted (11 years 5 months 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 1183 times:
Hi Contact_tower,
nice to hear from another Atco!
Sorry about the question but would you know the main difference between the Lynx and the Super Lynx? My knowledge in helos and military planes is rather poor.
GDB From United Kingdom, joined May 2001, 12735 posts, RR: 79 Reply 3, posted (11 years 5 months 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 1183 times:
The versions Oman are buying could resemble the British Army AH-9's, these have the improved rotors shown on the Naval version pic above, plus a wheeled undercarriage, a crashworthy one designed for land use not like the one on the Naval Lynx.
Are some of the Omani order for Naval versions, or was that a previous order?
You may see some ex-RN Naval versions come on the market soon, as some are replaced by EH-101 Merlins.
The TOW firing ones being replaced by Westland built, R/R engined Apache longbows, will probably be upgraded to AH-9 standard, for scout/light transport.
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