And, if I recall, it was the Westland boys who created the fantastic rear undercarriage for the Mk 9 Lynx - you know, the one with the radius arm design that means you can't land vertically without peeling the tyres from the wheels. Oh no! that must have been the customer's fault as well.
Probably a bit like the Main Rotor Head Vibration Absorber (MRHVA) or 'bonk' as it was christened. This was Westlands genius solution to high vibration levels generated by the rotor - they just happend to have a box load of 'bonks' on the shelf because they had been intended for the WG30 - so they sold them to the AAC and invented a 'tuning procedure' which was only valid for one specific Nr (it varies in flight due to the droop law). The MRHVA reduced next to bugger all vibration and took many kilos of useable AUM - another fantastic Westlands bathroom solution.
DM you clearly don't want to listen to pilots' opinions on the Lynx handling - and you wonder why I thought you worked for AW
