Originally Posted by
unmanned_droid
Some illustrations show a 360 degree search radar under the nose. I guess this way you can have both.
I think that may be the reason why the Lynx had to have the turret above the nose, because there was no other space to put it on the underside of the aircraft. But if you are designing an aircraft from scratch then there is no need for this configuration - plenty of fixed wing ISR aircraft have radar and turret mounted below.