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Revision as of 14:21, 7 May 2011 by Bzuk (talk | contribs) (c/e)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Stealth helicopters are helicopters that incorporate stealth technology to avoid detection. In recent years, designs for blades have emerged that can significantly reduce the noise. A recent raid on the compound of Ossama Bin Laden utilized UH-60 Blackhawks, heavily modified for quieter operations and employing stealth technology to be less visible to radar.,
Types
While there are no officially operating helicopters that fit this description, there are a few that have been retired, rumored, or canceled:
- Hughes 500P (1972), nicknamed "The Quiet One" for work done to reduce the noise of its operation and used by the CIA during the Vietnam war to deploy a wiretap
- Boeing/Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche (1996-2004), canceled
See also
References
- Nusca, Andrew. Silent rotor blades could lead to true stealth helicopters, SmartPlanet, March 2, 2010. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ 'Stealth helicopters' used in Bin Laden raid, BBC News, 6 May 2011
- Chiles, James R. Air America's Black Helicopter. Washington: Air & Space Smithsonian (Smithsonian Business Ventures), February–March 2008, pp. 62–70. ISSN 0886-2257. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
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