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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years was the Blackbird in service before it was retired?
(a) 19.
(b) 27.
(c) 13.
(d) 24.

2. When did the Concord first fly?
(a) 5 years after the Blackbird.
(b) 9 years after the Blackbird.
(c) 4 years after the Blackbird.
(d) 7 years after the Blackbird.

3. How many engines did the B-70 have?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

4. From what distance could the U.S. early-warning radar net track a baseball-size object?
(a) 1,000 miles.
(b) 2,500 miles.
(c) 5,000 miles.
(d) 3,000 miles.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During a typical three-to-five hour training exercise, how many sunrises might a Blackbird pilot witness?

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

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

5. How many Patriot missiles could be loaded on the SWATH boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What shattered Dick Bissell's career?

2. Why wasn't the Navy interested in the stealth ship?

3. Why was the stealth project photographer getting fuzzy pictures of the stealth airplane model?

4. Why did Northrop Aircraft Company offer Rich a job?

5. Where was the drone built at Skunk Works?

6. Why did Rich think aerospace got a bum rap from its critics?

7. Why did Johnson believe the drones failed over China?

8. What type of problems might be encountered if the A-12 was made from titanium?

9. How did Rich believe large, expensive airplanes would be built in the future?

10. Why did the U.S. want to gain information about Lop Nor?

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