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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. During his fifteen years of flight testing for Skunk Works, how many times did Bill Park have to bail out?
(a) 2 times.
(b) 5 times.
(c) 4 times.
(d) 3 times.

2. 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) 14-hour days, 7 days a week.
(c) 11-hour days, 7 days a week.
(d) 12-hour days, 5 days a week.

3. What type of bombs did the F-117As use in Baghdad?
(a) GBU-27.
(b) GBU-10.
(c) Mark 81.
(d) CBU Mark 20.

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

5. In 1961, where did President Kennedy attend his first summit with Khrushchev?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did the Soviets build that was hydrogen fueled?

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

5. How long were the rolls of film in U-2?

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