coasterlover420

I thought this topic was long gone!

I see that the majority of the people on that site voted for what I support (and my dad who stood with me for 10 of my TTD rides) (so what kind of backup info is that?). I know about the shaking and I do agree about that, it's obvious even on TV, but the system is designed to release all of the accumulators at once, not at different times. Otherwise the train would never get up to 128. Agree with one more thing...great ride (just not my best). Lims are not as quick as hydraulics, though. And I think a bugshield would look retarded. Also, it's kinda fun to get hit by bugs, though (it's kinda like riding in the rain). But when you're going that fast, bugs don't tend to get in your face because of the train designs. It's because you put your hands up. (at least I never got hit by a bug in the face)

^i already completely explaned that

^I thought they made it overspeed (well, the spoiler)

It's all in your minds and the coasters are really glass smooth!! JK I think it is the way it is put together. The erectors have to weld every bit of track in perfectly. Or it's just the designer (i.e. Mantis)

How? I dont' even think I heard anything on the subject. Sorry I posted^^that

At least TTD didn't seriously break down like a month after it opened!

Interesting....

What's rec.roller-coaster? and you can't always believe what mechanics of the actual ride tell you. They would think you are trying to steal their idea, or something. I never trust anyone who built the ride or owns it. As for the ride-ops, what do they know about the ride?

^WOW, someone backed me up! I agree that SF sped up construction because they were behind and didn't want to admit it!

^Your heart stops pumping when you're dead!

^^Don't the parks do that?

BEST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE!!!

I don't know what you are feeling, but I HAVE ridden both of them and I can't understang any of your reasonings. I have seen a lot of things, had a lot of things explained to me, and I have relatives that know better. Believe me, I know exactly what I'm talking about. My uncle is a MECHANICAL engineer and I know hydraulics better than anyone else in my entire grade in my town. The hydraulic oil is meant to be forced through such a small space in such a quick amount of time, so since the hydraulic oil is under such great pressure, it's not really plausable. And on both rides, a weak launch could be either a creep over or a rollback. It is just on random unpredictable factors. I have ridden Dragster 12 times in a day, but KK only 4 and they feel almost exactly the same (acceleration G's is what I really noticed for some reason) except the inapropriate brakes on KK. I have my facts correct. I will be a mechanical engineer when I grow up (so I hope to design a coaster that acieves 180 in just 3 seconds (about 3 G's!). I have an idea that I won't share that might work!). If you don't believe me, that's fine, too.

That's funny! there's only 1 giga coaster and 2 strata coasters Intamin built, but THAT'S MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE!!!

See...This never happened to any other rocket coaster. I'd say that 100% safe is way off, too. I'd say more around...80% And a dummy can't fly off the train unless there are two hydraulic piston failures and the seatbelt completely rips in half. That's crazy.

^you're crazy! If any one sat down and thought hard about this, you would know that KK doesn't get it in 3.5 seconds. The way I came to this conclusion was listening to the hydraulic motors and timing with a watch both on and off the ride. When the hydraulic motor starts turning, you start the clock and when the sound reaches its highest pitch (can't really phrase that well!) the launch is over and everything slows down. On the ride, the acceleration is pretty obvious. When you start moving, you start the clock, and when the pounding G forces come off your body, the launch is over. As for everything else... Kingda Ka, just like any other rocket coaster, launches until it can't anymore. The entire ride is designed perfectly to get the train up to the right speed. When the train is nearing the end of the launch track, the catchcar passes ofer its own set of brake fins, which is the only way that the system knows to shut down. there is a sensor at the beginning of the brakes so the computer knows to shut down the hydraulic system. I don't know where the hell you got the pulses stuff! The ride is designed to have floater air. That's why they put hills. Random factors are what control these rides. And every launch on these rides are good. It just depends on other factors. Maybe the wind is blowing with the train and it makes the train fly over, maybe the hydraulics didn't completely reset when it launches (causing a rollback), maybe the hydraulics overset and the acceleration is higher (causing an overspeed (which for some reason I found to be painful)). I'm sorry, any factor can be possible, but what you're saying is completely ridiculous.

^^Thanx!

You dont need a tree to know when its launching. Its pretty obvious...just listen for the brake fins to retract and voila, its only moments away. Most of the time anyways Dragster was off by a fraction. It launched earlier or later more than half the time. It's still like 5 seconds until the train actually launches. The christmas tree was rather nice.

Daemonen

Where do you get Pumpers SteelWorx?

If you like height, airtime, AND acceleration: Intamin If you like inversions OR airtime: B&M End of story All the Intamin rides I've been on are VERY smooth, as opposed to the B&M rides I've been on (SFMM has good B&M's but Mantis really changed my mind). Intamin all the way!

KK gets 128 in 4 seconds and TTD Gets 120 in 2.8 seconds. That's one of the best POV videos I've seen of any rocket coaster (aside from the ones from the actual park)! Usually as they start, the camera goes crazy and somehow finds the track in front of it.

The reason you feel this way is because when you hold your breath is because you don't have to take one as you are dropping (usualy you can't) because you are exhaling. While you drop, the negative G forces you experience will be your butt lifting off your seat and your shoulders against the restraint. The feeling of sickness comes because your stomach is not used to being weightless, but is used to gravity's pull. It's the same with a launch because when the train is accelerating, your innards are thrust backwards, so when the car is thrust down, your innards are thrust up. This can be changed if you tighten your stomach muscles. You take a deep breath because it is easier to tighten your stomach muscles as you are exhaling.

It may interest you to know that Intamin did put in a Stand Up coaster: http://rcdb.com/ig53.htm?picture=5