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Old 6th Feb 2017, 21:27
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The Lynx design was a 3-pinion gearbox that was able to absorb the full power of one engine in the event of OEI (something many helos struggled to do). The input drives from the engine were able to distort slightly so a lower ring gear was engaged to spread the load across the three pinions (two engine and one TR) which was then fed into the MR planet gear,
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