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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much did it cost to build the facility where the U-2 was tested?
(a) $800,000.
(b) $675,000.
(c) $550,000.
(d) $1,000,000.

3. When did Johnson start the Skunk Works?
(a) During the Vietnam War.
(b) During World War I.
(c) During the Korean War.
(d) After the Cuban missile crisis.

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

5. During what war did the P-80 win its first all-jet dogfight?
(a) Korean War.
(b) Desert Storm.
(c) Vietnam War.
(d) World War II.

6. In the 1950s, how frequently was Lockheed producing a new airplane?
(a) About every three years.
(b) About every six years.
(c) Every five years.
(d) Every two years.

7. What was Al Whitley's rank in the Air Force at the time he was chosen to fly the first F-117A?
(a) Captain.
(b) Colonel.
(c) Lieutenant colonel.
(d) Major.

8. How old was Francis Powers when he flew the U-2 that crashed in Russia?
(a) 29.
(b) 34.
(c) 27.
(d) 36.

9. Who conducted tests in 1976 to determine if the claims Rich made about Have Blue were true?
(a) Lindsay Anderson.
(b) Brian Talbertson.
(c) Andrew Johnson.
(d) David Wyatt.

10. About how many hours of flying did Al Whitley have logged in when he flew the F-117A?
(a) About 750.
(b) About 1,200.
(c) About 1,000.
(d) About 900.

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

12. During his fifteen years of flight testing for Skunk Works, how many times did Bill Park have to bail out?
(a) 5 times.
(b) 2 times.
(c) 4 times.
(d) 3 times.

13. What was the F-117A nicknamed?
(a) Darkwing.
(b) Nighthawk.
(c) Blackwing.
(d) Blackhawk.

14. How much did Johnson have to borrow to cover U-2 production costs when the government was late making payments?
(a) $750,000.
(b) $915,000.
(c) $3 million.
(d) $2 million.

15. How long was test pilot Bob Riedenauer laid up after the first F-117A was taken up for a test flight, and there were problems with the plane?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 4 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Powers released from the Soviet Union?

2. How many knots did pilots try to maintain in the U-2 when they reached their top altitude?

3. How close was the hydrogen complex to the Municipal Airport's in-bound runway?

4. Where in Europe were the U-2s to fly from?

5. How high would the liquid hydrogen-fueled plane fly?

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