4 A9 T. t8 k1 \4 q3 X* s9 I6 l: POsama bin Laden dead: hi-tech secret may end up in China4 V2 k" X9 X7 K3 S, X3 l
: L0 z0 S0 _: dThere are growing fears that top-secret stealth technology taken from the helicopter that crashed during the raid on the home of Osama bin Laden could be smuggled into China and cause a diplomatic row.7 @3 Y1 v V% R9 k! T# y
0 x: ~( r" a5 e) yA spokesman for the American military said: “No operational details have been released about units or equipment.” 7 \5 P- l: p8 T$ L% R% m6 R
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6 q7 d4 ?2 W) Y: L2 e7 v% J7 J/ ~3 {3 R3 V& ?6 o1 ` " d% P+ a9 f9 @! {' @% Z3 j$ N' U % S9 S2 L2 a6 @0 k/ d! \3 m1. Silver finish makes it harder to detect on radar and by infrared sensors4 t0 Y8 \4 k5 g% G: y
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2. Shape of tailboom has been altered and possibly enlarged to evade radar2 u5 {( J( g. |
6 z& |. H( Z. E: A, R4 |3. Pan-like cover or hubcap over the rear rotor head conceals exposed machinery which is more easily picked up on radar * e+ W7 O- a& F6 O2 o/ ] ! d5 [4 ~2 d3 {' e4. Extra blades on tail rotor reduce noise and lessen typical chopper sound
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