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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. How many years was the Blackbird in service before it was retired?
(a) 19.
(b) 13.
(c) 24.
(d) 27.

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

3. By the time the Blackbird project ended, how many separate parts had Skunk Works manufactured?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 7 million.
(d) 13 million.

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

5. Where did Rich get his undergraduate degree?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) Berkley.
(d) MIT.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which aerospace company did Caspar Weinberger say had gotten out of the military aircraft business?

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

3. What did the Soviets build that was hydrogen fueled?

4. About how many hours of flying did Al Whitley have logged in when he flew the F-117A?

5. Compared to Have Blue, what was the radar signature of other fighters?

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