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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Soviets build that was hydrogen fueled?

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

3. When was the best time for a test pilot to take off?

4. How far were test pilots able to fly the U-2 on one tank of gas?

5. How was Johnson injured when he was in a nearly fatal car wreck in 1955?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when the Skunk Works test pilot took up Major Whitley's F-117A?

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

3. What was so revolutionary about the plane Have Blue?

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

5. Why did the U.S. government attempt to use foreign pilots for the U-2 plane?

6. How did Johnson begin his career at Lockheed?

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

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 react when he saw a sketch of the Hopeless Diamond?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the missions that pilots and Reconnaissance Systems Officers undertook when flying Blackbirds.

Essay Topic 2

The division Johnson and Rich headed up at Lockheed had an unusual name. Discuss the origins of Skunk Works and how Skunk Works got its name.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Skunk Works worked as a team to design and build its planes.

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