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There is some stealth helicopter model that is secret and was used in the operation to kill Osama, it may be a heavily modified UH-60.
by Daniel_sk 7y ago
There is some stealth helicopter model that is secret and was used in the operation to kill Osama, it may be a heavily modified UH-60.
- snowwrestler 7y agoMy recollection is that the contemporary reporting was pretty specific about what it was: an existing chopper with stealth tech grafted on. Something about that (the weight or shape) reduced lift and led to a crash landing during the mission. Some Google around NYTimes would probably turn up the details.
- showerst 7y agoThe story I heard at the time was that it was a combination of the stealth helicopters having lousy low-hover performance, and that during training they'd mocked a nearby solid wall up with a chain-link fence, which led to picking a poor landing zone.