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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 missiles did Hussein have in and around Baghdad?
(a) 19,000.
(b) 16,000.
(c) 21,000.
(d) 14,000.

2. How many of the 43 bridges spanning the Tigris-Euphrates River did the F-117A knock out?
(a) 39.
(b) 34.
(c) 27.
(d) 41.

3. How long was test pilot Bob Riedenauer laid up after the first F-117A was taken up for a test flight, and there were problems with the plane?
(a) 7 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 9 months.

4. What was the F-117A nicknamed?
(a) Nighthawk.
(b) Darkwing.
(c) Blackhawk.
(d) Blackwing.

5. What was the Taiwanese U-2 squadron nicknamed?
(a) Dark Fighters.
(b) Black Knights.
(c) Ninja.
(d) Black Cats.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Have Blue overheated near the tail during engine test runs, what was used to build a heat shield?

2. How many F-117As were hit when they flew over Iraq?

3. When was the best time for a test pilot to take off?

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

5. How far did it take to make a tight turn in a Blackbird?

(see the answer key)

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