Nobody yet has mentioned the fact that between the MK1 and the MK7, Westlands reversed the direction of rotation of the tail rotor...supposedly to reduce vibration also.
Redesigned TRGB's, Bonks, lots of doubler plates, critical shimming of MGB/ MRH (and not all Lynx carry TOW).....sounds like a lot of expensive and unnecessary work if all Westlands had to do was educate the customer in how to track & balance the aircraft properly......in other words, poor maintenance practices wasn't the problem with the Lynx vibes and cracking.
Last edited by nodrama; 5th Apr 2010 at 11:27.