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Old June 17th 08, 12:10 AM posted to rec.aviation.owning
David Lesher
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Default Pinging Jay,,,

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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