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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old were the planes that flew in Operation Desert Storm?
(a) At least 10 to 15 years old.
(b) 5 years old.
(c) 7 years old.
(d) At least 12 to 17 years old.

3. When was Johnson's birthday?
(a) March 16.
(b) June 4.
(c) February 27.
(d) April17.

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

5. What tanker was used to fuel the Blackbirds in the air?
(a) KC-135.
(b) HC-130P.
(c) KC-10.
(d) KC-97.

6. In the 1960s, where were increasing numbers of Soviet Bear bombers flying to?
(a) South America.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Cuba.
(d) China.

7. What markets did Northrop Aircraft Company wish to pursue in 1972?
(a) NATO and Asian markets.
(b) African markets.
(c) European markets.
(d) Australian markets.

8. How large of a crew was needed to operate the stealth ship?
(a) 5 men.
(b) 8 men.
(c) 7 men.
(d) 4 men.

9. Who was Britain engaged in hostilities against in 1982?
(a) Chile.
(b) Ecuador.
(c) Argentina.
(d) India.

10. What price did Skunk Works quote for the B-2?
(a) $200 million.
(b) $300 million.
(c) $100 million.
(d) $150 million.

11. When was the Blackbird retired?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1992.

12. What was the farthest distance that Johnson would put an engineer from the assembly line?
(a) 50 ft.
(b) 15 ft.
(c) 25 ft.
(d) 100 ft.

13. How far did it take to make a tight turn in a Blackbird?
(a) 125 miles.
(b) 40 to 50 nautical miles.
(c) 80 miles.
(d) 60 to 100 nautical miles.

14. How many new airplanes were introduced in the 1980s?
(a) 17.
(b) 5.
(c) 24.
(d) 7.

15. How many feet per second could the Blackbird fly?
(a) 3,500.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 2,500.
(d) 3,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did a piece of one of the drones resurface?

2. How did Johnson's wife Althea die in 1970?

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

4. In May 1962, how long did it take for a Blackbird to fly from Edwards Air Force Base outside Los Angeles to Orlando, Florida?

5. What did Rich say would be the surface heat on the fuselage of a plane that would fly at Mach 12?

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