Re: Could the bin Laden Raid Have Revealed a Secret New He...

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The only picture I've seen of that helicopter is of the tail rotor. It does look like some kind of shield was placed over the hub. That hub probably did reflect a lot of radar energy. The shield probably took care of a lot of that. I'd like to see the main rotor and hub along with the fuselage.

In a message dated 5/5/2011 12:19:09 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, no_reply writes:

Could the bin Laden Raid Have Revealed a Secret New Helicopter?

[Guest guest]

Not likely any time soon... They destroyed the rest for good reasons. Just the tail section will be valuable to enemies, though. Sad they didn't get all of it burned. :-/-=Russ=-

The only picture I've seen of that helicopter is of the tail rotor. It does look like some kind of shield was placed over the hub. That hub probably did reflect a lot of radar energy. The shield probably took care of a lot of that. I'd like to see the main rotor and hub along with the fuselage.

In a message dated 5/5/2011 12:19:09 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, no_reply writes:

Could the bin Laden Raid Have Revealed a Secret New Helicopter?

[Guest guest]

You're right about that. The remains of that F-117 shot down in Bosnia was supposed to have helped the Chinese and Russians advance their stealth technology by decades, and it helped them learn how to detect the planes better as well. The Chinese and Russians are also the ones most likely to benefit from the remains of this chopper as well.

Not likely any time soon... They destroyed the rest for good reasons.

Just the tail section will be valuable to enemies, though. Sad they didn't get all of it burned. :-/-=Russ=-