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1. What was so revolutionary about the plane Have Blue?

Have Blue was the first pure stealth fighter. It was revolutionary because it would deflect radar beams like a bulletproof shield, and a missile battery could not see the plane electronically.

2. What did the Skunk Works produce?

The Skunk Works produced a small number of very technologically advanced airplanes for highly secret missions. Their designs provided key strategic and technological advantages for the United States.

3. How did Rich manage his employees when he took over at the Skunk Works?

Rich began directing the Skunk Works by giving his department heads more autonomy. He was not a genius like Johnson, and he knew he needed to allow his employees to make their own tough calls and use their experience and instinct to solve the most complex technical problems. Rich would tell them what he wanted; then he would step out of the way and let them do it. He would take any flack from upper management, but if there was a mistake, he wanted to be the first to know about it.

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