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Osama bin Laden dead: hi-tech secret may end up in China v, c6 M6 |6 o4 x
5 S% F- ^) Z7 Y0 y4 qThere 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.1 ^& e: m/ U2 Y0 N, w* f
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A spokesman for the American military said: “No operational details have been released about units or equipment.” 6 z' h) B F3 {, P/ ? 7 A; A/ S+ j0 x6 S: e6 ^; g3 t% U6 c( W/ _$ [1 M$ n7 R
: u" |" K- W, ~: h# v# U" P% H5 A6 _' k/ C) e) h5 L4 t 6 p5 z. ?7 L1 T% ?& D# M 4 k7 z9 s$ e! f1. Silver finish makes it harder to detect on radar and by infrared sensors' A4 T1 [! w% _/ V) P
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2. Shape of tailboom has been altered and possibly enlarged to evade radar! O, |! T$ [/ B
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3. Pan-like cover or hubcap over the rear rotor head conceals exposed machinery which is more easily picked up on radar6 G) e! z, V2 U. Z# p: I6 B
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4. Extra blades on tail rotor reduce noise and lessen typical chopper sound