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Military Helicopters

How long is a Westland Lynx?

A Westland Lynx is about 15.2 m (50 ft) long.

What is measured: British multi-role military helicopter, overall length

Westland Lynx (15.2 m) drawn to scale beside a city bus (12 m) and the Statue of Liberty (93 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: City bus (12 m), Westland Lynx (15.2 m) and Statue of Liberty (93 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • A little longer than a city bus
  • About 64% of the length of a tennis court
  • As long as about 3 20-foot shipping containers end to end
  • About 3 would fit end to end along an Olympic swimming pool
  • About 6 would fit end to end along a football (soccer) pitch

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Facts about Westland Lynx

A Lynx helicopter set the world speed record for helicopters in 1986, still unbroken for conventional designs.

Source: Guinness World Records; Leonardo Helicopters

Military Helicopters

NameSizeCompared with Westland Lynx
Eurocopter Tiger14.1 m (46 ft)0.93×
Agusta A129 Mangusta14.3 m (47 ft)0.94×
Westland Lynx15.2 m (50 ft)this page
Kaman K-MAX15.8 m (52 ft)1×
Kamov Ka-52 Alligator16 m (52 ft)1.1×
Kamov Ka-50 Black Shark16 m (52 ft)1.1×
NHIndustries NH9016.1 m (53 ft)1.1×
Bell AH-1 Cobra16.2 m (53 ft)1.1×
Airbus H225M Caracal16.8 m (55 ft)1.1×
Mil Mi-28 Havoc17 m (56 ft)1.1×

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