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Online rangerrebew

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America’s Secretive Stealth Helicopter Program Uncovered
« on: August 25, 2025, 02:09:55 pm »
 
America’s Secretive Stealth Helicopter Program Uncovered
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Stealth was a major aspect of the Comanche's design. Its body had angled surfaces on which radar waves were dispersed and was coated with radar-absorbing paint. Infrared-suppressant paint reduced heat radiation, and a five-bladed main rotor and tail-rotor shroud reduced noise and radar reflection. Exhaust was routed through the tail boom to radiate engine heat before it could be sensed. Every detail, from glare off the canopy to paint reflectivity, was optimized to make the aircraft all but invisible. Compared to its competitors, the Comanche's radar trace was enormously smaller, its thermal emission significantly less, and its acoustic footprint significantly diminished.

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Re: America’s Secretive Stealth Helicopter Program Uncovered
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2025, 02:53:40 pm »
No one heard that coming.
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