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My recollection is that the contemporary reporting was pretty specific about what it was: an existing chopper with stealth tech grafted on. Something about that

My 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 ago
The 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.