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Osama bin Laden dead: hi-tech secret may end up in China ) I0 s" L; [5 P# F3 h% N6 i Q3 `/ ~1 H: Y" R/ ~7 t
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. & g/ |' u4 |' n / t% e& J5 R5 xA spokesman for the American military said: “No operational details have been released about units or equipment.” - ^5 [( a0 d$ t( j6 k ! }+ |+ k- Y' T+ A9 `1 {# q8 M( }" |- b: i
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1. Silver finish makes it harder to detect on radar and by infrared sensors" P A: e% C/ Q, }
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2. Shape of tailboom has been altered and possibly enlarged to evade radar 9 T. N$ G" P) g! ~3 \5 d " _! a" t7 T W3. Pan-like cover or hubcap over the rear rotor head conceals exposed machinery which is more easily picked up on radar5 L0 V2 a% i! X9 U5 Z( ?
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4. Extra blades on tail rotor reduce noise and lessen typical chopper sound
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