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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did the CIA nickname the Blackbird project?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Falcon.
(c) Snake.
(d) Oxcart.
2. When was the CIA ordered out of the spy plane business?
(a) June 1968.
(b) April 1968.
(c) September 1968.
(d) May 1968.
3. By the time the Blackbird project ended, how many separate parts had Skunk Works manufactured?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 7 million.
(d) 13 million.
4. What vehicle passed too closely to a truck carrying the Blackbird?
(a) School bus.
(b) Recreational vehicle.
(c) Semi-truck.
(d) Greyhound bus.
5. Who did Rich partner with on the stealth bomber?
(a) General Dynamics.
(b) Rockwell.
(c) Northrop.
(d) Boeing.
6. How many SWATH boats did Rich project would be needed to protect the entire U.S. Navy carrier fleet?
(a) 23.
(b) 16.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.
7. When did Johnson win a Collier Trophy for the creation of the Blackbird?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1974.
8. What was the name of the town in the path of the Blackbird when it returned to Beale?
(a) Greenville.
(b) Susanville.
(c) Hamilton Branch.
(d) Quincy.
9. What did Rich say would be the surface heat on the fuselage of a plane that would fly at Mach 12?
(a) 3,000 degrees.
(b) 3,500 degrees.
(c) 1,500 degrees.`
(d) 2,500 degrees.
10. How many feet per second could the Blackbird fly?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 3,500.
(d) 1,500.
11. When was Skunk Works ordered to destroy all of the tooling for the drones?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1972.
12. How old was Rich when the Blackbird was designed?
(a) 34.
(b) 29.
(c) 31.
(d) 32.
13. How much did Skunk Works pay an hour to use wind tunnels for testing?
(a) $3,000 to $4,000.
(b) $5,000 to $7,500.
(c) $17,000 to $20,000.
(d) $10,000 to $15,000.
14. How many operational sorties did the Blackbird fly over Vietnam and other hostile countries?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 3,500.
(c) 4,500.
(d) 5,000.
15. How much weight did paint add to the Blackbird?
(a) At least 50 pounds.
(b) 75 pounds.
(c) At least 100 pounds.
(d) 150 pounds.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many new airplanes were introduced in the 1950s?
2. When was Johnson's birthday?
3. Who was Britain engaged in hostilities against in 1982?
4. How far did it take to make a tight turn in a Blackbird?
5. When did the Concord first fly?
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