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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much weight did paint add to the Blackbird?
(a) 75 pounds.
(b) At least 100 pounds.
(c) 150 pounds.
(d) At least 50 pounds.

2. When was the Blackbird retired?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1990.

3. How many new airplanes were introduced in the 1950s?
(a) 27.
(b) 49.
(c) 38.
(d) 54.

4. How much did Skunk Works pay an hour to use wind tunnels for testing?
(a) $17,000 to $20,000.
(b) $10,000 to $15,000.
(c) $5,000 to $7,500.
(d) $3,000 to $4,000.

5. How many SWATH boats did Rich project would be needed to protect the entire U.S. Navy carrier fleet?
(a) 16.
(b) 21.
(c) 23.
(d) 18.

6. How hot did Johnson believe that a plane would get at Mach 3?
(a) 500 degrees.
(b) 1,200 degrees.
(c) 900 degrees.
(d) 750 degrees.

7. What was the name of the stealth ship?
(a) Sea Shadow.
(b) Sea Stealth.
(c) Mystic Wind.
(d) Black Night.

8. What did Rich say would be the surface heat on the fuselage of a plane that would fly at Mach 12?
(a) 3,000 degrees.
(b) 3,500 degrees.
(c) 1,500 degrees.`
(d) 2,500 degrees.

9. What was the cost for a stealth SWATH boat?
(a) $200 million.
(b) $150 million.
(c) $175 million.
(d) $100 million.

10. How much was spent in the 1980s on military acquisitions?
(a) $500 billion.
(b) $1 trillion.
(c) $750 billion.
(d) $2 trillion.

11. What was the code name of the most sensitive project during Rich's years at Skunk Works?
(a) Tagboard.
(b) Undertow.
(c) Insight.
(d) Oceanside.

12. How old were the planes that flew in Operation Desert Storm?
(a) 5 years old.
(b) At least 12 to 17 years old.
(c) At least 10 to 15 years old.
(d) 7 years old.

13. How many operational sorties did the Blackbird fly over Vietnam and other hostile countries?
(a) 3,500.
(b) 2,500.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 4,500.

14. How tall was the mountain near the test site for the model stealth ship?
(a) 8,500 ft.
(b) 11,500 ft.
(c) 12,000 ft.
(d) 7,500 ft.

15. How many planes did Rich work on during his employment at Lockheed?
(a) 27.
(b) 31.
(c) 24.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1960s, where were increasing numbers of Soviet Bear bombers flying to?

2. How much did the drone weigh that Skunk Works designed?

3. How much faster was the Blackbird than the Concorde?

4. How much was Rich earning at Lockheed in 1972?

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

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