First, a possibly interesting article: https://partners.nytimes.com/library/magazine/home/20000611mag-phenomenon.html https://partners.nytimes.com/library/magaz

First, a possibly interesting article: https://partners.nytimes.com/library/magazine/home/20000611mag-phenomenon.html https://partners.nytimes.com/library/magazine/home/20000611m... Another article by The Guardian, states that the unabridged explanation for discontinuing the Xjet remains classified; but as you intimate, citations seem on walkabout. I combed some patents for refs on the ceiling-limit and found nothing, to my surprise. I also visited (virtually) both the National Museum of the US Air Force, and Museum of Flight, but curiously couldn't find any results for "X-jet", "Xjet", or "X jet" nor other related keywords. NoScript? Your replies are appreciated, but I remain sincerely perplexed by the persistent obscurity of this fantastic machine. More particularly perplexing is the present year, 2016, where despite solid evidence of a bona fide, functional dream-machine from the 80s offering ballistic capabilities that most humans still futilely fantasize about, we have no tangible modern counterpart to. Even if the X-jet could scarcely tower a hunched inch above the treeline as you mention, it's an inch more free and exhilarating than the best scripted and predictable tangent of any popular rollercoaster. So, respectfully, my question endures. PS: I am no adversary of sausages and am wondering if pinewurst is a genuine product. I immediately think of rosemary, which is a necessary spice in many recipes.