What the Secret Bin Laden Raid Helo Might Look Like

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Here you have it; the artists' renderings of what the secret helicopter that crased during the raid to kill Osama bin Laden might look like have begun to surface. Since the only photos of the beast to emerge so far show only the tail section, the drawings are pretty much based on imagination and educated guesswork, but they're still entertaining.

The first one, found on David Cenciotti's blog, shows a chopper (we'll call it the Stealth Hawk) that's so souped up it's pretty much a brand new helo save for the size and general shape. It makes the tricked out Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk look primitive in comparison.

Here's another image found on the militaryphotos forum. It's a bit more conservative, sticking the stealthy-looking tail found at bin Laden's mansion onto a fairly standard H-60 airframe.

Enjoy and please send any other renderings you can find our way.

UPDATE: Here's yet another take on what the bird could look like via the secretprojects forum:

And here's the first Chinese take I've seen:

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