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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.& M9 V& ~( n3 v- L ?. H) N% o
5 S: L$ w* M( _2 \; z) uA spokesman for the American military said: “No operational details have been released about units or equipment.” 9 f! z; u* X: h+ o( E1 u. L! H
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) |- e- P& q3 h. H" d0 v! i' [- A , y- u9 z ~5 n& F2 y% x8 ? " _; o& l0 Z7 c0 Q6 y- J0 Q9 X/ j' ^1. Silver finish makes it harder to detect on radar and by infrared sensors 6 \4 X0 [7 z1 {8 o* x# s 2 |7 b* N& D& t3 _0 X- P# _4 z* l2. Shape of tailboom has been altered and possibly enlarged to evade radar 4 X+ G0 S. @, G9 S, y / r) L# N: c. j0 X0 y3. Pan-like cover or hubcap over the rear rotor head conceals exposed machinery which is more easily picked up on radar , y, U# O8 y' h' [0 b - q( Q2 Q ~ q# ?- f$ L# ~4. Extra blades on tail rotor reduce noise and lessen typical chopper sound