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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. What was the target date for the completion of Have Blue?
(a) March 12, 1976.
(b) April 18, 1975.
(c) October 12, 1978.
(d) December 1, 1977.

2. How many operational sorties did the Blackbird fly over Vietnam and other hostile countries?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 2,500.
(c) 4,500.
(d) 3,500.

3. How many knots did pilots try to maintain in the U-2 when they reached their top altitude?
(a) 300 knots.
(b) 500 knots.
(c) 250 knots.
(d) 400.

4. What metal was used to build the drone?
(a) Steel.
(b) Titanium.
(c) Stainless steel.
(d) Aluminum.

5. What size wooden model was tested of the Hopeless Diamond?
(a) 10 ft.
(b) 5 ft.
(c) 7 ft.
(d) 12 ft.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many SWATH boats did Rich project would be needed to protect the entire U.S. Navy carrier fleet?

2. Which two groups agreed to purchase the drone?

3. Where was test pilot Bill Park cruising in a Blackbird when his plane experienced an unstart?

4. Who was a test pilot for the U-2?

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

(see the answer key)

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