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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 it cost Northrop to build the B-2?

2. What markets did Northrop Aircraft Company wish to pursue in 1972?

3. Which two groups agreed to purchase the drone?

4. What new speed record did the Blackbird establish in 1965?

5. Which country had a satellite that was a threat against U.S. surface vessels?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was done to win over the community of Susanville when they continually experienced the affects of sonic booms?

2. Why did Rich think aerospace got a bum rap from its critics?

3. Why did Rich turn down a project to design a hypersonic airplane?

4. What type of a plane did Johnson propose to build after the U-2?

5. What shattered Dick Bissell's career?

6. What was the most sensitive project Rich worked on at Skunk Works? The most sensitive project Rich ever worked on began in 1962 and had the code name Tagboard. The operation was to design spy drones to fly over Communist China's most remote and secret nuclear test facilities.

7. Why did Northrop Aircraft Company offer Rich a job?

8. Why did Rich hesitate to tell Johnson he had been offered a job at Northrop?

9. Why did Johnson believe the drones failed over China?

10. What happened to a Blackbird flight pilot over West Virginia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Johnson had an unwritten rule to never do business with the Navy. Discuss why Johnson and Rich felt it was better to starve than do business with the Navy.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the dangers and problems involved in building a hydrogen-fueled airplane and why Johnson had to cancel the project.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss reasons why drones were favored for gathering sensitive information over manned spy planes.

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