Maybe I'm not old enough either. I can't remember weight as ever having been
a consideration. Those leading edge profiles showing clear, rime, and mixed
have been around since the early 60s to my personal knowledge.

HOWEVER, I have a book from the 1920s that talks about "ice barnacles."

Bob

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
ups.com...

Bob Gardner wrote:
Another swing at a dead horse...weight is a minor factor. If you could
carry
another passenger, you could carry as much weight in the form of ice as
in
your worst nightmares.

I guess I'm not old enough. However, was there really ever a time when
students were taught that its the weight of the ice that kills?

-Robert, CFII