Jay Honeck wrote:

The discussion I believe was about the B-36. It flew above the
absolute ceiling of contemporary MiG fighters. The British begged for
a chance to challenge the 36, but the USAF wisely ignored them.

Why? I take it the British fighters *could* get 'em?

In the late 40s, Rolls-Royce made the best jet engines in the world. The Russians
put copies of that engine in the MiG-17 after a socialist British government gave
them the design.

George Patterson
Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is
"Hummmmm... That's interesting...."