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I don't know anything about aviation..but I did see a show years ago about a new prototype US helicopter...and the first image on Wired, to me, 100% reminded me of it. Googling, I'm sure what I'm talking about is the RAH-66 Comanche.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing/Sikorsky_RAH-66_Comanche

Do a google images search, the thing looks [relatively] identical.

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The tail rotor is noting like the shielded one on the Comanche: http://sitelife.aviationweek.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store...

Indeed it's more like this:

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachme...

via:

http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/450526-stealth-uh60-u...

Potential forward sweep of stabilizer, "coolie hat" on the rotor.

The angles on the tail roter look similar however according to reports the downed helicopter was carrying half of a 25 man seal team so it had to be something bigger if the government was telling the truth.

I'm not saying it's a Comanche..just saying there are similarities (to me) and it might provide a starting point to see what/where the upgrades modifications came from.

This is addressed in the article.

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