Lynx II, hull # 4225

[David Herbert]

My first thought was lashing points but why not just weld a loop on instead. The fact that they are adjustable might suggest that fixed length metal hooks latch into them and they must be positioned just right to serve their purpose.

David

[Harry Moon]

Thats the hook under the aerial that springloads it so it bends under obstacles.

[Harry Moon]

From the Lynx1 manual

[Peter Duggan]

Harry,

Thanks for clearing that up for me. Obviously a legacy from the earlier marks of the Lynx. The Lynx 11 doesn't make use of those eye bolts. I was fortunate to obtain an original installation manual for the Lynx 11 and have been able to source all the appropriate bits and pieces for my antennas.

I now wonder if the eye bolts on the front bins are a similar legacy from when the sand channels were stored on the front of the Lynx. On the Lynx 11 they were stored on the rear of the radiator armour.

Peter


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[rob love]

Not so sure it is a lynx-1 vs lynx 2 thing, but perhaps a WSno11 vs WS19 set thing. It was the 11 set antenna bases that had the provision for the chain from that eyebolt to the base.

The same bolt can be found on the GM Otters.

I see no trace of those other eyebolts on the bins here at the museum. Perhaps they were an add-on to aid in strapping extra cargo or cam nets when externally stowed. After all, there is no plethora of space inside a lynx.

[Peter Duggan]

Rob,

Thanks for checking the RCA Lynx, the eye bolt on the front of the side bin looked strange and protruded quite far inside the bin and would have hampered storage, don't think that it would have survived long in service.

Still leaves the question of what purpose did the eye bolts serve on the front bin ? They appear on about 50% of the period pictures that I've got.

Peter

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[Alex van de Wetering]

Peter,

One more period pic.

source: http://collectie.verzetsmuseum.nl/