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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. What was broken when a Blackbird test pilot boomed Johnson's ranch in Santa Barbara?
(a) Windows in a tractor.
(b) A picture window.
(c) Car windows.
(d) Upper story windows.
3. Who was the largest builder of planes in the aerospace industry in the 1980s?
(a) General Dynamics.
(b) McDonnell Douglas.
(c) Lockheed.
(d) Northrop.
4. How much weight did paint add to the Blackbird?
(a) At least 50 pounds.
(b) 150 pounds.
(c) 75 pounds.
(d) At least 100 pounds.
5. What vehicle passed too closely to a truck carrying the Blackbird?
(a) School bus.
(b) Semi-truck.
(c) Greyhound bus.
(d) Recreational vehicle.
6. Which of Johnson's operational rules at Skunk Works said it was better to starve than to do business with the Navy?
(a) Number 9.
(b) Number 6.
(c) Number 7.
(d) Number 15.
7. How many engines did the B-70 have?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.
8. Which country had a satellite that was a threat against U.S. surface vessels?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Iran.
(c) Soviets.
(d) Pakistan.
9. How much water did the stealth ship displace?
(a) 614 tons.
(b) 560 tons.
(c) 318 tons.
(d) 412 tons.
10. Where were two factory workers killed because of an unstart?
(a) West Virginia.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Virginia.
11. What did Rich say would be the surface heat on the fuselage of a plane that would fly at Mach 12?
(a) 3,500 degrees.
(b) 2,500 degrees.
(c) 1,500 degrees.`
(d) 3,000 degrees.
12. How much fuel did the Blackbird carry?
(a) More than 13,000 gallons.
(b) More than 20,000 gallons.
(c) About 5,000 gallons.
(d) About 10,000 gallons.
13. How old were the planes that flew in Operation Desert Storm?
(a) At least 10 to 15 years old.
(b) At least 12 to 17 years old.
(c) 5 years old.
(d) 7 years old.
14. When did a piece of one of the drones resurface?
(a) 9 years later.
(b) 8 years later.
(c) 15 years later.
(d) 17 years later.
15. In May 1962, how long did it take for a Blackbird to fly from Edwards Air Force Base outside Los Angeles to Orlando, Florida?
(a) 1 hour and 28 minutes.
(b) 3 hours and 6 mintues.
(c) 4 hours and 53 minutes.
(d) 2 hours and 17 minutes.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did it cost Northrop to build the B-2?
2. What tanker was used to fuel the Blackbirds in the air?
3. What price did Skunk Works quote for the B-2?
4. Who did Rich partner with on the stealth bomber?
5. By the time Skunk Works had created design A-11, how much were they able to reduce the radar cross section of what became the Blackbird?
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