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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, The Long Goodbye.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take from start to finish for a new airplane to become operational on a flight line?
(a) As long as 12 years.
(b) About 10 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 9 years.

2. What was the name of the stealth ship?
(a) Sea Stealth.
(b) Sea Shadow.
(c) Black Night.
(d) Mystic Wind.

3. How old was Rich when the Blackbird was designed?
(a) 31.
(b) 29.
(c) 34.
(d) 32.

4. How many Patriot missiles could be loaded on the SWATH boat?
(a) 53.
(b) 37.
(c) 64.
(d) 48.

5. Where were two factory workers killed because of an unstart?
(a) Virginia.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) West Virginia.
(d) North Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the CIA nickname the Blackbird project?

2. How much weight did paint add to the Blackbird?

3. How many years did Marty Knutson fly the U-2?

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

5. When was the CIA ordered out of the spy plane business?

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