Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Ben Rich
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Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Ben Rich
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the Soviet bombers nicknamed that Khrushchev had overfly the May Day parade in 1954?
(a) Trojan.
(b) Bison.
(c) Workhorse.
(d) Pegasus.

2. About how many hours of flying did Al Whitley have logged in when he flew the F-117A?
(a) About 1,000.
(b) About 1,200.
(c) About 750.
(d) About 900.

3. During what war did the Arabs use Soviet SAM-5s, defensive surface-to-air missiles?
(a) Yom Kippur War.
(b) Six Day War.
(c) Israel-Hamas War.
(d) Intifada I.

4. How was Johnson injured when he was in a nearly fatal car wreck in 1955?
(a) Broken hip.
(b) A shattered knee cap.
(c) Broken collarbone.
(d) Four broken ribs.

5. When was Powers released from the Soviet Union?
(a) July 1964.
(b) February 1962.
(c) September 1965.
(d) March 1963.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Have Blue overheated near the tail during engine test runs, what was used to build a heat shield?

2. How long were the rolls of film in U-2?

3. How much did it cost to build an F-117A?

4. When did Rich take charge of the Skunk Works?

5. For how many years did the Taiwanese squadron fly U-2s over Red China?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did General Jones want the U-2 designation changed?

4. Why did Rich go to work for Johnson?

5. What was the U-2 used for after the Powers tragedy?

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

7. What happened during the first taxi test in the U-2?

8. Why did Major Al Whitley and his crew chiefs come to Skunk Works in February 1982?

9. Whose employees were the pilots who flew the U-2 and how were they paid?

10. Why did the CIA reject the idea of building a hydrogen airplane?

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