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Osama bin Laden dead: hi-tech secret may end up in China . q3 V5 P# m# J$ ]$ j' v+ C, M) e+ J# z1 Z* z* @/ k# ^8 v. K+ h
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. / ^! U A' R0 Y6 \7 Q/ `& c- f3 u( c* A5 i7 P' u
A spokesman for the American military said: “No operational details have been released about units or equipment.” 3 z/ t7 ] S$ @3 [9 s4 W0 f4 Q8 f2 r
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. K( ~! V& B2 D: U4 x. a* g% @8 X) z+ d' X. |1 }* g ' Z# o) O* p% \ E ! F; l) ?' R1 g# Y1. Silver finish makes it harder to detect on radar and by infrared sensors/ {# Z8 T- E" F; a
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2. Shape of tailboom has been altered and possibly enlarged to evade radar , [# |( q. P- L9 U8 U4 g6 t / V) m* i# a* d9 Z' g* `1 m! D( g3. Pan-like cover or hubcap over the rear rotor head conceals exposed machinery which is more easily picked up on radar f* P! H( g, Y' f' x# l+ Z
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4. Extra blades on tail rotor reduce noise and lessen typical chopper sound
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