Posted on 05/04/2011 5:10:31 PM PDT by Jewbacca
Before an elite team of U.S. Navy SEALs executed a daring raid that took down Osama bin Laden, the commandos were able to silently sneak up on their elusive target thanks to what aviation analysts said were top secret, never-before-seen stealth-modified helicopters. In the course of the operation that cost the al Qaeda leader his life, one of the two Blackhawk helicopters that carried the SEALs into bin Laden's Pakistani compound grazed one of the compound's wall and was forced to make a hard landing. With the chopper inoperable, at the end of the mission the SEALs destroyed it with explosives.
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Let me see ...... so they made a “hard landing” AFTER they hit the CONCRETE WALL. That would explain the “hard landing”, but it would seem to be “pilot error” not mechanical failure as first reported.
We don’t need to see the OBL dead photos. You can trust us.
All the reports I've read is the Seals blew the thing up themselves. Would explain why the tail was over the wall I suppose.
Then never post. Never discuss anything. That solves the problem. After all, if something you say has a ‘kernel of truth’ thats all the enemy needs!
Should we all bow to the will of an anonymous poster?
Do you see how insane that sounds?
We aren’t talking about info that never saw the light of day here, we are talking about an international media story thats been going on for 3 days...Rational thought man, rational thought...use some.
I’d say it’s the same piece after it’s been dragged around by a crane
I would guess in this era they had pics the day the platform was assembled at the plant. And since their best and brightest go into science and engineering and ours into law and finance, it won't be long until we're cribbing (or purchasing) from them.
bttt
Its just not what you think. I am a helicopter pilot and I work for a major helicopter manufacturer. Rotor noise is reduced at the blade tips. The disc, or "Frisbee" on the tail rotor is armor to protect the linkage from rpg's and other ground fire. The odd angles on what was left are for deflection of shrapnel. It may have the secret metallic paint, but that's about it...it's still just a k or l model blackhawk...sorry to burst any bubbles.
The ABC Evening News showed young kids gathering up pieces of the helicopter......the reporter said it was the “skin” of the chopper.
The big surviving piece was carted away on a truck, under a tarp.
We aren’t talking about info that never saw the light of day here, we are talking about an international media story thats been going on for 3 days...Rational thought man, rational thought...use some.
Exactly. The cat is out of the bag. Everything here is open source. This isn't wikileaks.
Why not drone a hellfire on the remaining large parts?
I’m with you 100%. I can’t believe that tail was not destroyed!
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