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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue: The View from the Top.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of missiles did the Marines have in August 1979?
(a) Stinger.
(b) Chaparral.
(c) Patriot.
(d) Hawk.

2. How long did it take McDonnell Douglas to build the fighters it began building at the same time Skunk Works was building stealth fighters?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 8 years.

3. When was the Blackbird retired?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1979.

4. How much did it cost to build an F-117A?
(a) $39 million.
(b) $43 million.
(c) $56 million.
(d) $27 million.

5. When there were problems using the Blackbird to carry the drone, what plane was used instead?
(a) FB-111.
(b) B-52.
(c) B-47.
(d) B-58.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rich say would be the surface heat on the fuselage of a plane that would fly at Mach 12?

2. How much did the glider decoys that were launched from the U-2s cost?

3. How much did Skunk Works pay an hour to use wind tunnels for testing?

4. What new speed record did the Blackbird establish in 1965?

5. What was Rich's alias when he was researching liquid hydrogen?

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