"Corky Scott" wrote in message
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On Fri, 08 Jul 2005 08:18:12 -0400, Stubby
wrote:

I'm met a few USAF test pilots. None of them ever talked about flying
over max weight.

During WWII, my impression is that nearly all the escort fighters and
for sure all the bombers were over gross for every mission.

Were the test pilots flying those missions? If not, I fail to see the
relevance to the post you quoted.

In any case, if I were loading up an airplane in order to intentionally fly
it somewhere that had a good chance of getting me killed anyway, I probably
wouldn't worry so much about aircraft weight either. That doesn't mean it's
a reasonable philosophy for the rest of us.

Pete