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Osama bin Laden dead: hi-tech secret may end up in China% E- K7 k7 O; M1 b9 s
3 ]; i+ \- x/ B3 \% S; b! ]There 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.! C: o% ^9 s; P D; A4 \2 x
' d5 n$ j1 b1 V3 v2 ~: mA spokesman for the American military said: “No operational details have been released about units or equipment.” ' l4 X0 I( C3 ?% E0 L E: s8 U * v7 n8 X4 ~( ^ ) L$ Q5 ^3 b& n7 F4 F9 F ; C( _0 Y5 z) E8 ^1 p6 J' H2 @# ?% H' K" e! I/ [ Y9 I1 M( x 5 Z3 N2 _) I$ l" \ ! n N0 B3 V. N7 i) B( E" K1. Silver finish makes it harder to detect on radar and by infrared sensors1 z' p- j/ b+ i7 A, h0 x5 a! c
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2. Shape of tailboom has been altered and possibly enlarged to evade radar 5 a" `# q; }" _8 C8 c! w; D2 n 9 L6 I; L2 v3 p3. Pan-like cover or hubcap over the rear rotor head conceals exposed machinery which is more easily picked up on radar - N8 i: ?! Y$ s+ |3 _: D& c4 _( G1 ^1 A' ?+ L: b: X, D
4. Extra blades on tail rotor reduce noise and lessen typical chopper sound