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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 far did it take to make a tight turn in a Blackbird?
(a) 80 miles.
(b) 40 to 50 nautical miles.
(c) 60 to 100 nautical miles.
(d) 125 miles.

2. Which two groups agreed to purchase the drone?
(a) Army and Navy.
(b) CIA and Air Force.
(c) Navy and Marines.
(d) Air Force and Navy.

3. Where was a piece of a drone found years after the project had been canceled?
(a) China.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Siberia.
(d) Afghanistan.

4. During a typical three-to-five hour training exercise, how many sunrises might a Blackbird pilot witness?
(a) 3.
(b) 2 to 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 3 to 4.

5. By the time the Blackbird project ended, how many separate parts had Skunk Works manufactured?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 13 million.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 7 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. How large of a crew was needed to operate the stealth ship?

2. When did the Concord first fly?

3. How old was Rich when the Blackbird was designed?

4. How many operational sorties did the Blackbird fly over Vietnam and other hostile countries?

5. How hot did Johnson believe that a plane would get at Mach 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of a plane did Johnson propose to build after the U-2?

2. When the stealth boat was being tested on the ocean, how were curious fishing boats and yachtsmen kept away?

3. Where was the drone built at Skunk Works?

4. Why was it easier in the past to get a project like the Blackbird project rolling?

5. Why did Johnson call the F-111 a national scandal?

6. What were the tiny black dots that appeared on Blackbird windshields after a flight?

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

8. Where was a model of the stealth ship tested?

9. Why wasn't it possible to cut corners when building the Blackbird?

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

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