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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Picture Postcards for Ike.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what altitude did Skunk Works hope the U-2 would be able to fly?
(a) 75,000 ft.
(b) 70,000 ft.
(c) 65,000 ft.
(d) 60,000 ft.

2. How many F-117As were hit when they flew over Iraq?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) None.

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

4. 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) 5 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 9 months.

5. What did McDonnell Douglas begin building at the same time that Skunk Works was building the stealth fighter?
(a) F-15s.
(b) F-18s.
(c) F-14s.
(d) F-16s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the target date for the completion of Have Blue?

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?

3. When was Skunk Works created?

4. 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?

5. Which branch of the armed forces did Rich's patent benefit?

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