Wednesday, May 4, 2011

So, that’s how they did it

A lot of people have been wondering how the SEALs got their helicopters in the air and over bin Laden’s compound without interference from the Pakistani military. I believe Boy on a Bike has it figured out.
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  1. Stosh2May 4, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    It seems fairly new 'stealth helicopters' were used in the raid. This is an interesting article about them in Aviation Week.

    http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a275902dd-e7a2-40fd-ab78-d46e3bf922b1&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest

    Damn that's a long link. Will have to learn that technique of embedding links using short phrases.

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  2. Boy on a bikeMay 5, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    I'm sure they were ably assisted by their Portable Acoustic Communication Optimisers.

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  3. PacoMay 5, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    B on a B: We'll let that be our little secret!

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