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Post subject: Stealth Helicopters used in UBL raid  Posted: 06 May 2011, 08:55 |
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Quote: It was a secretly developed stealth helicopter, probably a highly modified version of an H-60 Blackhawk. Photos published in the Daily Mail and on the Secret Projects board show that the helicopter's tail features stealth-configured shapes on the boom and tip fairings, swept stabilizers and a "dishpan" cover over a non-standard five-or-six-blade tail rotor. It has a silver-loaded infra-red suppression finish similar to that seen on some V-22s.
Pics and more info here: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/de ... d=blogDest
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Post subject: Re: Stealth Helicopters used in UBL raid Posted: 06 May 2011, 09:28 |
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Username Protected wrote: Remaining Parts now shipped to "China" and "Russia" for analysis and reproduction  You got to love reverse engineering Dale.
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Post subject: Re: Stealth Helicopters used in UBL raid Posted: 06 May 2011, 09:51 |
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Username Protected wrote: Wasn't that a project that got officially canceled ? RAH-66 -- yes. They're just taking the tech and running with it. Imagine the VW Beetle body kits or the AT-6/Zero mods. This still a Blackhawk, but it's just been gussied up a bit. On another note: I bet the SEAL who fast-roped with the K-9 has biceps and forearms bigger than my head. I wonder if the pooch was named McGruff. ED: the tailrotor is not from a 66 which had an enclosed design.
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Post subject: Re: Stealth Helicopters used in UBL raid Posted: 06 May 2011, 11:07 |
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These guys train in Key West at the navy training center,army rangers,Seals,Special op's guys,I've watched them hover helo's in the back bay(guessing 50ft off the water) and they jump out,in full gear,swim about 300-500 yards away and crawl up a rope to another Helo, and then do it again,and again,guess till they do it right,(we sit on the boat and drink beer and watch in amazement)If you see them in town they look like small trees,never have trouble distinguishing them from enlisted guys, I have nothing but the upmost respect for our troops and there dedication to this country 
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Post subject: Re: Stealth Helicopters used in UBL raid Posted: 06 May 2011, 11:11 |
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Username Protected wrote: Yep,cancelled, so that baby was "REALLY STEALTHY"
So stealthy, it doesn't even show up in a budget.
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Post subject: Re: Stealth Helicopters used in UBL raid Posted: 06 May 2011, 11:32 |
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Username Protected wrote: Bet you could find it in the CIA budget under "new water coolers"   You must have worked for the goverment at one point. When I tried to order a new hard-drive, I was told that this was a 'capital investment' and required everyones signature up to the governor. But if the manager of the supply room defined it as 'consumable' we could order them on the office-supply requisition  . So, we started 'consuming' hard-drives from that day on.
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Post subject: Re: Stealth Helicopters used in UBL raid Posted: 06 May 2011, 17:26 |
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Username Protected wrote: These guys train in Key West at the navy training center,army rangers,Seals,Special op's guys,I've watched them hover helo's in the back bay(guessing 50ft off the water) and they jump out,in full gear,swim about 300-500 yards away and crawl up a rope to another Helo, and then do it again,and again,guess till they do it right,(we sit on the boat and drink beer and watch in amazement)If you see them in town they look like small trees,never have trouble distinguishing them from enlisted guys, I have nothing but the upmost respect for our troops and there dedication to this country You have to be missing a chromosome or something to do what SEALs do. You have to be crazy. And I thank the Lord everyday that they are there and are on our side. 
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