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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the target date for the completion of Have Blue?
(a) December 1, 1977.
(b) October 12, 1978.
(c) March 12, 1976.
(d) April 18, 1975.

2. How did Rich's wife Faye die?
(a) Auto accident.
(b) Boating accident.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Breat cancer.

3. How many years did the U-2 fly over the Soviet Union?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. Who ordered production of the hydrogen fueled plane?
(a) Army.
(b) CIA.
(c) Air Force.
(d) Navy.

5. How far were test pilots able to fly the U-2 on one tank of gas?
(a) 6,000 miles.
(b) 5,000 miles.
(c) 3,000 miles.
(d) 4,500 miles.

6. 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?
(a) 10-hour days, 6 days a week.
(b) 11-hour days, 7 days a week.
(c) 12-hour days, 5 days a week.
(d) 14-hour days, 7 days a week.

7. What was the temperature at 8 a.m. on an August day in 1979?
(a) 90s.
(b) 100s.
(c) 87.
(d) 95.

8. 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) 8 years.
(d) 10 years.

9. Where was Rich's mother born and raised?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Japan.
(c) France.
(d) Australia.

10. What was the Taiwanese U-2 squadron nicknamed?
(a) Black Knights.
(b) Dark Fighters.
(c) Ninja.
(d) Black Cats.

11. How much did it cost to build each U-2?
(a) $5 million.
(b) $1 million.
(c) $9 million.
(d) $7 million.

12. How big was Building 82 where the first of the two Have Blue prototypes were built?
(a) 15,000 square feet.
(b) 5 football fields.
(c) 12,000 square feet.
(d) 3 football fields.

13. What was the area called where Rich and Robertson worked with the liquid hydrogen?
(a) Fort Rich.
(b) Fort Robertson.
(c) Fort Johnson.
(d) Fort Skunk.

14. 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?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 7 years.

15. When Have Blue overheated near the tail during engine test runs, what was used to build a heat shield?
(a) Shop tool cabinet.
(b) Steel office desk.
(c) Steel filing cabinet.
(d) A steel wall panel.

Short Answer Questions

1. During a night flight out of Turkey, how many fighters did the Soviets scramble against a U-2?

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

3. What type of a deadline was Skunk Works given to test-fly the first stealth fighter?

4. When did Johnson start the Skunk Works?

5. When was the best time for a test pilot to take off?

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