Stealth Blackhawk Used In Bin Laden Raid?

Av Web ^ | May 4, 2011 | Glenn Pew

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Stealth Blackhawk Used In Bin Laden Raid?

May 4, 2011 By Glenn Pew, Contributing Editor, Video Editor

Images of what appears to be the tail-rotor of one the helicopters used in Sunday's raid on Osama bin Laden's compound at Abbottabad, Pakistan, are hitting the internet, and may be a glimpse at something special. The parts don't appear to come from the standard military catalogue. According to the Army Times, the aircraft "were a radar-evading variant of the special operations MH-60 Blackhawk." That aircraft has hard edges like those on the F-117 Nighthawk and incorporates similar low-observable technology.

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Army Times

Mission helo was secret stealth Black Hawk

By Sean D. Naylor - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday May 4, 2011 18:07:39 EDT

The helicopters that flew the Navy SEALs on the mission to kill Osama bin Laden were a radar-evading variant of the special operations MH-60 Black Hawk, according to a retired special operations aviator

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/05/army-mission-helocopter-was-secret-stealth-black-hawk-050411/

[Anti-Bubba182]

Whatever the Pakistanis get will end up in China. I hope it won’t do them a huge amount of good.

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AVIATION PING

Army Times

Mission helo was secret stealth Black Hawk

By Sean D. Naylor - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday May 4, 2011 18:07:39 EDT

The helicopters that flew the Navy SEALs on the mission to kill Osama bin Laden were a radar-evading variant of the special operations MH-60 Black Hawk, according to a retired special operations aviator

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/05/army-mission-helocopter-was-secret-stealth-black-hawk-050411/

[ilovesarah2012]

It’s okay to show photos of a stealth copter but not a dead Bin Laden.

[GonzoGOP]

I would love to know how you make the rotor disk of a helicopter stealthy. I'm not saying they can't do it, but as a physics problem it is daunting. A spinning propeller is quite possibly the least stealthy object in the universe. At some point in the cycle it is bound to be at the right angle to bounce a radar wave back at the transmitter. And most radar absorbing materials tend to be heavy, and a rotor blade by its very nature has to be as low mass as possible.

There is so much cool stuff out there that we won't find find out about for a decade or more.

[Thane_Banquo]

The helicopters that flew the Navy SEALs on the mission to kill Osama bin Laden were a radar-evading variant of the special operations MH-60 Black Hawk, according to a retired special operations aviator.

Certain retired special operations aviators should learn to keep their mouths shut and not reveal vital US military secrets.

[Bigh4u2]

Looks more like a drone to me.

Seems to small to carry anyone.

[Hotlanta Mike]

Whatever the Pakistanis get will end up in China. I hope it won’t do them a huge amount of good.

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It just puts China on notice don’t make any false moves with regards to aggression in Asia. We have so much technology in development. What about the weaponization of space?

Also, remember phone and internet service in Abbottabad went dead just before the raid and came back up after the raid. How was that accomnplished?

[Hotlanta Mike]

Looks more like a drone to me.

Seems to small to carry anyone.

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That’s the tail section that was on the other side of the compund wall. The main body of the aircraft was destroyed by the Seal team prior to departure.

[justice14]

Also, remember phone and internet service in Abbottabad went dead just before the raid and came back up after the raid. How was that accomnplished?

How did that guy tweet about what he was hearing then?

[ken5050]

Sorry, Ain’t a copter, dude. Everyone knows that Bin Laden’s compound was the tallest building in the area. It was a cell phone tower...That’s how he paid the rent each month. The antenna fell off the roof when they blew up the copter..

[tennmountainman]

It may be new, but anybody with a brain should be able to figure out that would only hold two or three people. It looks like it could hold a pilot and a horizonal load, such as a flat dead body. Other than that it is a very small copter, not capable of carrying a dozen seals.

[pfflier]

That’s the tail section that was on the other side of the compund wall. The main body of the aircraft was destroyed by the Seal team prior to departure.

That would lead me to believe that the chopper that went down suffered a tail strike on the wall severing the boom and tail rotor assy.

[winodog]

This sounds like John Lovitt? from Saturday night fame. The lie keeps getting bigger and his trademark is “thats the ticket”

[Sacajaweau]

How long can they “stall” and how far will perpetual motion take them. Is that what happened to the one that was down?? Missed the “cruise” by a couple of seconds??

[556x45]

Whatever it is (was) everyone knows it can be shot down probably w/ little effort.

[DAC21]

Good lordy, that is the rear stabilizer rotor.

[dusttoyou]

Would think using something like tail vectored thrust would be more stealthy instead of tail rotor .

[HereInTheHeartland]

So how much will we have to pay Pakistan to get this back?