Panel made for Future Lynx

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The first monolithic machined panel for the first AgustaWestland Future Lynx was manufactured last week at Oldland CNC's facility in Bristol.

Oldland CNC is manufacturing 83 of the 147 Future Lynx primary structure monolithic machined components and supplying them to GKN Aerospace for incorporation into the airframe prior to delivery to AgustaWestland.

‘The start of manufacture of the Future Lynx represents an important step in the evolution of the next generation of Lynx for the Ministry of Defence,’ said Graham Cole, managing director business, AgustaWestland. ‘As the first programme to be signed under the Strategic Partnering Arrangement I am delighted that every programme milestone has been met on time and we look forward to the first flight in late 2009.’

The first Future Lynx, a Battlefield Reconnaissance Helicopter (BRH) variant for the British Army, is scheduled to fly in 2009 and will be followed by the first surface combatant maritime rotorcraft (SCMR) variant for the Royal Navy.

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