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May 4, 2011 10:15 pm PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/gyQL8c1FFrk/why-yes-you-may-ask.html
Why yes, you may ask about the stealth helicopters
The wreckage of a downed chopper, blown to smithereens by Navy Seals unwilling to leave it in foreign hands, was the last remnant of their mission left inside Osama Bin Laden's compound. It left under wraps, on the back of a truck laden with Pakistani soldiers. At Wired, David Axe offers a thorough guide to the high-tech mystery copter, and what aviation experts know about it. Aviation specialists are picking apart pixel-by-pixel the dozen-or-so photos of the copter that have appeared online. They're assembling digital mock-ups of the aircraft and comparing them to lost stealth designs of the 1980s and '90s. Speculation abounds, and so far no one from the government is commenting. But depending on what the copter turns out to be, it could shed new light on everything from the abilities of U.S. commandos to the relationship between the United States and Pakistan. Spoiler! Best guess is that it's an upgraded, stealth-optimized MH-60. Aviation Geeks Scramble to ID bin Laden Raid's Mystery Copter [Danger Room]...Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/gyQL8c1FFrk/why-yes-you-may-ask.html
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