Nick said:
"Of course, we poor folks have no way of knowing what reason was used, and nobody has a real idea how much above limit you can go before we read about it in the morning papers!"
Right on! Please don't misunderstand anything said here to mean that the helicopter may be OK above Vne. Some theory guy back in the design office may think so, but he's probably not with you when you get the urge to find out.