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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, The Two-Billion-Dollar Bomber.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was broken when a Blackbird test pilot boomed Johnson's ranch in Santa Barbara?
(a) A picture window.
(b) Car windows.
(c) Windows in a tractor.
(d) Upper story windows.

2. What did McDonnell Douglas begin building at the same time that Skunk Works was building the stealth fighter?
(a) F-14s.
(b) F-15s.
(c) F-16s.
(d) F-18s.

3. What type of a deadline was Skunk Works given to test-fly the first stealth fighter?
(a) 48 months.
(b) 32 months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 22 months.

4. What tanker was used to fuel the Blackbirds in the air?
(a) KC-97.
(b) KC-10.
(c) KC-135.
(d) HC-130P.

5. How many Patriot missiles could be loaded on the SWATH boat?
(a) 37.
(b) 64.
(c) 53.
(d) 48.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did retired Skunk Works' director Kelly Johnson join Lockheed?

2. Who did Rich put in charge of building a model stealth ship at Skunk Works?

3. What markets did Northrop Aircraft Company wish to pursue in 1972?

4. How many hours could the U-2 fly without refueling?

5. What did Rich say would be the surface heat on the fuselage of a plane that would fly at Mach 12?

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