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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Getting Off the Ground.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For whom was the test site built where the Have Blue was tested?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Army.
(c) Navy.
(d) CIA.

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

4. How close was the hydrogen complex to the Municipal Airport's in-bound runway?
(a) Less than 1,000 yards.
(b) 2,000 yards.
(c) Less than 500 yards.
(d) 1,500 yards.

5. How much did the glider decoys that were launched from the U-2s cost?
(a) $500.
(b) $200.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $75.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. About how many hours of flying did Al Whitley have logged in when he flew the F-117A?

3. How high would the liquid hydrogen-fueled plane fly?

4. What was broken when a Blackbird test pilot boomed Johnson's ranch in Santa Barbara?

5. What size wooden model was tested of the Hopeless Diamond?

(see the answer key)

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