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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. How many years passed before Al Whitley could explain to his wife and kids the meaning of a plaque Rich had given him after he first flew the F-117A?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 9 years.

2. About how many hours of flying did Al Whitley have logged in when he flew the F-117A?
(a) About 750.
(b) About 900.
(c) About 1,200.
(d) About 1,000.

3. What was the farthest distance that Johnson would put an engineer from the assembly line?
(a) 15 ft.
(b) 25 ft.
(c) 50 ft.
(d) 100 ft.

4. How much did it cost to build an F-117A?
(a) $56 million.
(b) $27 million.
(c) $39 million.
(d) $43 million.

5. In Chapter 2, what type of a work week did the senior aerodynamicists, thermodynamicists, propulsion specialists, stress and structures, and weight engineers work to meet a deadline?
(a) 10-hour days, 6 days a week.
(b) 12-hour days, 5 days a week.
(c) 14-hour days, 7 days a week.
(d) 11-hour days, 7 days a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what altitude did Skunk Works hope the U-2 would be able to fly?

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

3. When did the Defense Department reveal the F-117A?

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

5. Where was Johnson hurt in a nearly fatal car wreck in 1955?

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