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Osama bin Laden dead: hi-tech secret may end up in China 1 o! y W6 A# X1 D 2 H. I- J! q8 ` x% i4 A* tThere 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.) t% K4 ~, f5 L% e/ _/ c) o
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A spokesman for the American military said: “No operational details have been released about units or equipment.” ' |0 V1 ~1 n/ d* Y, k7 j ; f" Z! c3 {& ^/ P$ f2 J3 U" l& o" `2 V; `2 |# v& z
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1. Silver finish makes it harder to detect on radar and by infrared sensors 1 ?7 t! R8 s# t" f( S$ T; n. g/ _: a
2. Shape of tailboom has been altered and possibly enlarged to evade radar9 N3 N7 d, y* s2 r
( V3 u8 G0 e1 ?: [/ m/ O8 n) S; K3. Pan-like cover or hubcap over the rear rotor head conceals exposed machinery which is more easily picked up on radar# ^& I) b- I. d- f: c* U8 ?
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4. Extra blades on tail rotor reduce noise and lessen typical chopper sound