1. When Have Blue overheated near the tail during engine test runs, what was used to build a heat shield?
(a) Steel office desk.
(b) A steel wall panel.
(c) Shop tool cabinet.
(d) Steel filing cabinet.

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

3. 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) 7 years.
(b) 9 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 4 years.

4. How big was Building 82 where the first of the two Have Blue prototypes were built?
(a) 3 football fields.
(b) 15,000 square feet.
(c) 12,000 square feet.
(d) 5 football fields.

5. When was the best time for a test pilot to take off?
(a) 2 hours before sunset.
(b) Just after sunup.
(c) Just before sunset.
(d) 2 hours after sunup.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What would be the equivalent radar signature of the Hopeless Diamond?

3. What was Al Whitley's rank in the Air Force at the time he was chosen to fly the first F-117A?

4. How long did it take Skunk Works to build their stealth fighters?

5. During his fifteen years of flight testing for Skunk Works, how many times did Bill Park have to bail out?

(see the answer key)

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