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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Blowing Up Burbank.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How high did Have Blue fly for the test flight?
(a) 5,000 feet.
(b) 7,500 feet.
(c) 10,000 feet.
(d) 8,000 feet.

2. What was the code name for the hydrogen fueled plane?
(a) Aerie.
(b) Suntan.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Stratosphere.

3. How long did it take from start to finish for a new airplane to become operational on a flight line?
(a) As long as 12 years.
(b) 9 years.
(c) About 10 years.
(d) 15 years.

4. When Have Blue overheated near the tail during engine test runs, what was used to build a heat shield?
(a) Steel filing cabinet.
(b) Steel office desk.
(c) Shop tool cabinet.
(d) A steel wall panel.

5. What was the temperature at 8 a.m. on an August day in 1979?
(a) 95.
(b) 100s.
(c) 87.
(d) 90s.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Skunk Works created?

2. What was the F-117A nicknamed?

3. What type of a deadline was Skunk Works given to test-fly the first stealth fighter?

4. How was Johnson injured when he was in a nearly fatal car wreck in 1955?

5. When was the best time for a test pilot to take off?

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