May 5, 201114 yr https://www.armytimes.com/mobile/index.php?storyUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.armytimes.com%2Fnews%2F2011%2F05%2Farmy-mission-helocopter-was-secret-stealth-black-hawk-050411%2F Current conspiracy theory, naturally, has to include Groom Lake...
May 5, 201114 yr It's deff something special, surprised the media hasn't picked up on this yet really, or atleast that I've seen
May 5, 201114 yr CNN was talking about it just now...not really surprised we brought out the fanciest toys for the biggest missions.
May 5, 201114 yr surprised the media hasn't picked up on this yet really Probably because most of the "media" can't even VID a normal Blackhawk.
May 5, 201114 yr There's been some discussion about this in the pinned Bin Ladens Dead thread, and a good article that came out of that discussion is here: https://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/05/aviation-geeks-scramble-to-i-d-osama-raids-mystery-copter/all/1
May 5, 201114 yr The pic with the hajis standing next to the tail boom is what I noticed: looks massive. All of the discussions have centered around a "modified blackhawk". That looks more like a -53 sized beast.
May 5, 201114 yr The pic with the hajis standing next to the tail boom is what I noticed: looks massive. All of the discussions have centered around a "modified blackhawk". That looks more like a -53 sized beast. That would lend credence to how the one remaining helicopter was able to lift 25 troops, their gear, and any bodies/prisoners out (not including the pilots and crew I presume).
May 5, 201114 yr I look at those pictures and I know I am officially out of the cool guy loop now. Whatever it is, I am glad we have invested in rotary wing technology...if we have.
May 6, 201114 yr That would lend credence to how the one remaining helicopter was able to lift 25 troops, their gear, and any bodies/prisoners out (not including the pilots and crew I presume). Most accounts say either a back up helicopter was used when the first went down or there were more than two helicopters to begin with.
May 7, 201114 yr The 'stealth helo' is a bunch of horse shit. Then explain the photographs ace. That tail section did NOT come from a 60 or a 47, unless it was very different from the ones we all know and love.
May 7, 201114 yr I think he's saying it's sort of like making a C-130 stealth. Wait... Stealth Herc. I may be onto something. Well maybe it has a cloaking device. I think it is more for noise than radar visibility. I am assuming he is not a helo rated guy. We can fly under most radars but the noise usually gives us away. Curious note, the SOAR guys claim that it isn't theirs. Could just be deniability.
May 7, 201114 yr Don't worry the YS(tealth)MC-130 is on the way.. https://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4528377
May 7, 201114 yr Don't worry the YS(tealth)MC-130 is on the way.. https://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4528377 This the big request by the SF guys. They wanted to be able to get deep into a country, conduct a raid and get out. All while alluding enemy radar, fighter jets and all other tracking methods. I think that has been a dream since Desert One happened.
May 8, 201114 yr Speaking of making aircraft stealthy, I read somewhere that the Germans used some device to fool British radar into thinking the aircraft was some distance behind its actual location, thus causing the British to send fighters to intercept a ghost. Anyone have any info about this device?
May 8, 201114 yr Speaking of making aircraft stealthy, I read somewhere that the Germans used some device to fool British radar into thinking the aircraft was some distance behind its actual location, thus causing the British to send fighters to intercept a ghost. Anyone have any info about this device? Read "Nightfighter" by Ken Delve. I remember something about what you are asking in there. Great read on the development of night fighters starting in WW1. Mostly talks about WW2.
May 8, 201114 yr Don't worry the YS(tealth)MC-130 is on the way.. https://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4528377 why the hell did they interview an analyst from Bank of America re: stealth cargo platforms?
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