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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, The Two-Billion-Dollar Bomber.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far did it take to make a tight turn in a Blackbird?
(a) 80 miles.
(b) 125 miles.
(c) 60 to 100 nautical miles.
(d) 40 to 50 nautical miles.

2. What would be the equivalent radar signature of the Hopeless Diamond?
(a) Piper Cub.
(b) An eagle's eyeball.
(c) D-21 drone.
(d) T-38 trainer.

3. Who ordered production of the hydrogen fueled plane?
(a) Air Force.
(b) CIA.
(c) Navy.
(d) Army.

4. How high would the liquid hydrogen-fueled plane fly?
(a) 200,000 feet.
(b) 75,000.
(c) 110,000 feet.
(d) 100,000 feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did retired Skunk Works' director Kelly Johnson join Lockheed?

2. How many years did the U-2 fly over the Soviet Union?

3. 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?

4. In the 1960s, where were increasing numbers of Soviet Bear bombers flying to?

5. When did Rich take charge of the Skunk Works?

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