The True Story of The World's Fastest Helicopter: G-LYNX.

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On the evening of 11 August 1986, a Westland Lynx helicopter flew a 15 kilometre course across the Somerset Levels, England. G-LYNX achieved an average speed of 400.87 kn/h (249.10 mph).

It became the world's fastest helicopter!

The Lynx helicopter which achieved the record, commonly referred to as ''G-LYNX''-its civil registration, had undergone a short modification programme to make it capable of high speeds, yet it retained the basic airframe, rotor & transmission system of the standard Lynx that was in military service worldwide.

To this day the helicopter World Speed Record remains unbroken!

This short film explains the remarkable period that led to the record attempt, speaking to those people that helped to make it happen.

This short film is presented, and narrated by the late Paddy Ashdown MP.

For more historic background to GLYNX, and the history of Westland (Helicopters), please visit the Westland 100 website at; www.westland100.org.uk

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