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Osama bin Laden dead: hi-tech secret may end up in China% B- f! P J' i; q( q( \* q$ W5 n
/ D7 }2 j* j* T" f, a& f2 EThere 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.% G& N% Y3 S, p3 J: d
7 ]& N, j9 U) ^1 ^4 J3 KA spokesman for the American military said: “No operational details have been released about units or equipment.” 1 k( {7 t; F* c6 r. L/ I+ Y2 S
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1. Silver finish makes it harder to detect on radar and by infrared sensors 6 F8 {' M( e- _) p K9 g6 i8 q" M$ d+ E P0 Y" R }
2. Shape of tailboom has been altered and possibly enlarged to evade radar6 r6 T/ J3 i& Z9 c2 k8 i
) P1 @2 I) \5 d! U3. Pan-like cover or hubcap over the rear rotor head conceals exposed machinery which is more easily picked up on radar. _; Y5 F7 e" C; w
- ?5 N6 v: n* T4. Extra blades on tail rotor reduce noise and lessen typical chopper sound
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