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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was test pilot Bill Park cruising in a Blackbird when his plane experienced an unstart?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Lebanon.
(d) Japan.

2. How much did the drone weigh that Skunk Works designed?
(a) 15,000 pounds.
(b) 7,500 pounds.
(c) 17,000 pounds.
(d) 8,000 pounds.

3. What did the CIA nickname the Blackbird project?
(a) Oxcart.
(b) Falcon.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Snake.

4. When was the first mission to send drones over Lop Nor?
(a) September 12, 1968.
(b) February 5, 1970.
(c) November 9, 1969.
(d) October 11, 1967.

5. At what temperature did aluminum lose its strength?
(a) 150 degrees.
(b) 500 degrees.
(c) 900 degrees.
(d) 300 degrees.

6. In 1961, where did President Kennedy attend his first summit with Khrushchev?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Vienna.

7. Which two groups agreed to purchase the drone?
(a) Air Force and Navy.
(b) Army and Navy.
(c) Navy and Marines.
(d) CIA and Air Force.

8. How much was Rich earning at Lockheed in 1972?
(a) $45,000.
(b) $50,000.
(c) $75,000.
(d) $60,000.

9. What did Rich say would be the surface heat on the fuselage of a plane that would fly at Mach 12?
(a) 1,500 degrees.`
(b) 3,000 degrees.
(c) 3,500 degrees.
(d) 2,500 degrees.

10. What vehicle passed too closely to a truck carrying the Blackbird?
(a) Greyhound bus.
(b) Recreational vehicle.
(c) Semi-truck.
(d) School bus.

11. From what base did Blackbirds fly to photograph North Vietnam?
(a) Taiwan.
(b) Australia.
(c) Okinawa.
(d) Korea.

12. How many years did Rich work at Lockheed?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 45 years.
(c) 35 years.
(d) 40 years.

13. What was broken when a Blackbird test pilot boomed Johnson's ranch in Santa Barbara?
(a) Car windows.
(b) Upper story windows.
(c) A picture window.
(d) Windows in a tractor.

14. What was the code name of the most sensitive project during Rich's years at Skunk Works?
(a) Oceanside.
(b) Undertow.
(c) Tagboard.
(d) Insight.

15. How hot did Johnson believe that a plane would get at Mach 3?
(a) 500 degrees.
(b) 1,200 degrees.
(c) 750 degrees.
(d) 900 degrees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the largest builder of planes in the aerospace industry in the 1980s?

2. How many feet per second could the Blackbird fly?

3. How old was Rich when the Blackbird was designed?

4. How many planes did Rich work on during his employment at Lockheed?

5. Who was Britain engaged in hostilities against in 1982?

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