One Downer From The Bin Laden Raid

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cjjtulsa

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Not seeing any of this on the MSM; at least they destroyed the most critical components, according to the article:

It’s not uncommon for U.S. military forces to destroy an aircraft downed in a foreign land, but U.S. Special Forces had particular cause to blow up the ill-fated helo that participated in Sunday’s raid on Osama Bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan. Apparently, it was a secret stealth helicopter, the design of which U.S. military commanders would not be keen to share with the Pakistanis or anyone else.
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Others certainly now have an example of the special finish we also use on the V22.

http://www.popsci.com/technology/ar...helicopters-ferried-troops-obl-kill-operation

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/gene...=Bin Laden Raid May Have Exposed Stealth Helo
 
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[start sarcasm] Obviously there is a lot of room for improvement if it can be so susceptible to jet wash.... I wonder how many NPRs we could have for one of those helicopters... [/end sarcasm]
 
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From what I saw on the news, they destroyed everything but the most important part of the helicopter, the tail section where all the latest stealth components were. I hope we find out a way to get that back, or send a drone to destroy it.
 

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