2. When was the contract to build the stealth fighters signed?
(a) March 10, 1978.
(b) January 15, 1978.
(c) November 1, 1978.
(d) July 13, 1978.

3. How long did it take to get the first photographs taken by a U-2?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 5 days.

4. Who was the U-2 built for?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Army.
(c) Marines.
(d) CIA.

5. What was the Taiwanese U-2 squadron nicknamed?
(a) Black Cats.
(b) Dark Fighters.
(c) Black Knights.
(d) Ninja.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did the U-2 fly over the Soviet Union?

2. Who was a test pilot for the U-2?

3. What was the name of the phony engineering company set up to receive CIA payments?

4. What was the area called where Rich and Robertson worked with the liquid hydrogen?

5. Where did Rich get his undergraduate degree?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Skunk Works solve part of the problem where workers would leave pens, bolts, screws, or other objects inside an engine?

2. How did the CIA finance the U-2?

3. What was so unusual about the contract the Air Force signed to purchase a stealth fighter?

4. How did Rich manage his employees when he took over at the Skunk Works?

5. How did Rich put an end to the accusations he was using phony data for the stealth project?

6. Why in Chapter 8 was Rich traveling around the country feeling like he was a secret agent?

7. Why one morning when Ken Dyson flew Have Blue, did it appear on radar?

8. What caused broken rubber seals inside engine valves and leaking pressure seals, and how did Skunk Works solve the problem?

9. How did Johnson begin his career at Lockheed?

10. Was Skunk Works able to make money on the F-117 stealth fighter?

(see the answer keys)

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