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Osama bin Laden dead: hi-tech secret may end up in China: o& E1 `% M8 J7 u
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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.8 W0 Y! \ F; Q
: D: @9 u# \3 ~ aA spokesman for the American military said: “No operational details have been released about units or equipment.” * V) n- Q k1 R+ C- A. L |/ H A8 {
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; B4 r( n! X, k# V- c! Y6 \$ u1 R. x ; Y% ?8 L! ~" Q# V9 f8 T+ L 8 z8 q2 }% d/ ~! ]1. Silver finish makes it harder to detect on radar and by infrared sensors3 a" V# w5 c5 A4 K
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2. Shape of tailboom has been altered and possibly enlarged to evade radar1 ^- H8 j/ i# h, r& k
8 [2 c6 E9 k0 l! g3. Pan-like cover or hubcap over the rear rotor head conceals exposed machinery which is more easily picked up on radar5 V2 {3 r& O P! j
, S2 d& Q9 _1 R2 w* C4. Extra blades on tail rotor reduce noise and lessen typical chopper sound
