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June 16th 08, 06:23 AM
Ya doing ok buddy ???? The news pics look troubling at best for Iowa
City.

Ben

Ross
June 16th 08, 05:24 PM
wrote:
> Ya doing ok buddy ???? The news pics look troubling at best for Iowa
> City.
>
> Ben

Jay sent me this weblink of what is going on.

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/great_flood_of_2008.htm

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Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI

David Lesher
June 17th 08, 12:10 AM
Ross > writes:


>Jay sent me this weblink of what is going on.

>http://www.alexisparkinn.com/great_flood_of_2008.htm

FYI: looks like the flow over that spillway is 17E6 gpm.
A 747 burns about 60gpm...

Or... its about 30x the flow rate of the S-IC (Saturn V first stage)
kerosene. (By mass, not volume...)

And it's a rather small spillway...


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June 17th 08, 12:49 AM
On Jun 16, 10:24*am, Ross > wrote:
> wrote:
> > Ya doing ok buddy ???? The news pics look troubling at best for Iowa
> > City.
>
> > Ben
>
> Jay sent me this weblink of what is going on.
>
> http://www.alexisparkinn.com/great_flood_of_2008.htm
>
> --
>
> Regards, Ross
> C-172F 180HP
> KSWI

Thanks,,,,, Looks like they are gonna be ok. What a scare though...

Ben

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