[FReepaholic]

>>...I heard Congressman Henry Hyde speak of a new propulsion systems coming in the near future which will break known rules of physics...<<

I would not doubt that those systems are in use NOW.

When they retired the SR-71 many years ago, I figured they had something much better or they wouldn't have retired it.

[stboz]

When they retired the SR-71 many years ago, I figured they had something much better or they wouldn't have retired it.

Yup. My wife's brother-in-law's Dad worked for Pratt-Whitney and was in on the development of the J-58 engine. The Blackbird was/is capable of much, much higher speed than is mentioned. Only problem was/is friction and keeping the crew from becoming Crispy-Critters. SCRAM jet stuff has got to be the cat's meow.

[Jedi Master Yoda]

When they retired the SR-71 many years ago, I figured they had something much better or they wouldn't have retired it.

I thought the SR-71 was retired because our spy satellites had become sufficiently advanced.