What's another 15 knots of Vr or Vref among friends? If significant mass on as few tires as possible was "in" wouldn't there be more obese people riding unicycles? Or at least roaming the streets on Segways? The irony-meets-reality significance of the name "Max" is duly/sadly noted! Astonishing to contemplate the little twin that phased out the Second Officer when it entered service 50 years ago seating less than our 717s probably couldn't make SEA-DFW, was born under 100,000 pounds. Now it flys across oceans with 757-like passenger loads and must be knocking on the door of 200,000 pounds. Max, indeed!