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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Getting Off the Ground.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Northrop and Skunk Works test their stealth designs?
(a) Arizona.
(b) California.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Nevada.

2. Who conducted tests in 1976 to determine if the claims Rich made about Have Blue were true?
(a) Andrew Johnson.
(b) Lindsay Anderson.
(c) Brian Talbertson.
(d) David Wyatt.

3. How long was test pilot Bob Riedenauer laid up after the first F-117A was taken up for a test flight, and there were problems with the plane?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 7 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 4 months.

4. Where were two factory workers killed because of an unstart?
(a) West Virginia.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Virginia.
(d) South Carolina.

5. How many missiles did Hussein have in and around Baghdad?
(a) 21,000.
(b) 16,000.
(c) 19,000.
(d) 14,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Taiwanese U-2 squadron nicknamed?

2. Who ordered production of the hydrogen fueled plane?

3. How far did it take to make a tight turn in a Blackbird?

4. At what altitude did Skunk Works hope the U-2 would be able to fly?

5. In 1961, where did President Kennedy attend his first summit with Khrushchev?

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