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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the CIA turn over its remaining U2 aircraft to the Air Force?

2. How many years was Powers sentenced to hard labor by the Soviets?

3. How much did it cost to build an F-117A?

4. How big was Building 82 where the first of the two Have Blue prototypes were built?

5. How many knots did pilots try to maintain in the U-2 when they reached their top altitude?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Major Al Whitley and his crew chiefs come to Skunk Works in February 1982?

2. How did Johnson begin his career at Lockheed?

3. What did the Skunk Works produce?

4. Describe the first flight of the U-2 over Russia.

5. What was Rich told by experts in the field of liquid hydrogen?

6. How did Rich put an end to the accusations he was using phony data for the stealth project?

7. Why did the U.S. government attempt to use foreign pilots for the U-2 plane?

8. Until Overholser discovered the Ufimtsev theory, what possibilities had been know to reduce an airplane's radar detection?

9. How did Johnson split his days at Lockheed when Rich first started at Lockheed?

10. Why one morning when Ken Dyson flew Have Blue, did it appear on radar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, discuss why Soviet military operations seemed to be more of a threat than usual at the beginning of Kennedy's presidency.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the technical and logistical problems involved in building the stealth fighter and how these problems were solved.

Essay Topic 3

The division Johnson and Rich headed up at Lockheed had an unusual name. Discuss the origins of Skunk Works and how Skunk Works got its name.

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