Michi2010 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 KMG is currently working on a deal for a “Speed” (Booster) ride about 230-feet tall and holding 24 to 32 riders. The first unit will be delivered in 2013. Also planned for 2013 is a 230-foot Inversion that will premiere in Europe. Both rides will be available in transportable and park versions, travel on 4 semi-trailers, and come with the latest in LED technology, scenery, and sound systems. No crane is required for either attraction. Concept drawings for these rides will be available at the IAAPA Convention. Also from KMG is the tallest transportable chain swing ride to date, The KMG Stratosphere. This new ride is constructed on two trailers and has a telescopic tower reaching a height of 214-feet along the midway. According to KMG, the complete tower rotates during the ride cycle and is equipped with LED lights along the tower, arms, seats, operator booth, and entrance. The ride is comprised of 12 seats, each holding two people. Set up takes between five and six hours, no crane required. The first unit has been purchased by McDonagh’s Amusements and will be ready for the 2012 season. Now ready for the midway is KMG’s XLR8. As described in the March 2011 issue, XLR8 holds 16 passengers in 8 gondolas. During operation, the ride reaches a speed of 65km/hour, offering extreme acceleration and deceleration. “First test runs have been made and were very impressive,” says Peter Theunisz of KMG. “We’re installing a new LED light system and completing artwork now.” Soon available from KMG is the new ride, Sicko. This swing ride is five meters higher than the Fire Ball and has the same set up system as the XXL. The pendulum (swing-arm) is V-shaped and swings up to 120˚ with motorized, rotating seats. The Sicko is constructed on two semi-trailers and can be set up without a crane. The ride swings up to 85 ft. The first Sicko is sold to France and will be delivered in May 2012. The ride will be revealed at the IAAPA Show. Link: http://themepark.nl/ubb/ubbthreads.php/topics/1432486/123.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 (edited) Glad to see KMG staying at the forefront of the flat ride business! I hope more of their rides come to the U.S. Edited November 8, 2011 by Jew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Those are some awesome-sounding concepts! Regarding the Stratosphere: it sure seems like a lot of power would be needed to rotate an entire 214ft tower... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 The 190ft tall version requires "200 A, 400 V" according to KMG's site. Pretty standard for a major fair ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon8899 Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Here in germany showmen also get the quite cheap "industrial power" on fairs that only costs a fraction of "private power" for you and me. This way for example we still have aluminum plants....and big rides on fairs.... Private users pay higher prices so high-energy industries can be competitve on an international scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinschroder Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I was disappointed not to be able to ride KMG's big new Mission Space this year at the Bonn Pützchensmarkt because it apparently didn't get TüV (German safety authority) approval! Hopefully these new rides will be a little more TüV - friendly and will appear at some of the big German fairs as well as the big Dutch fairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfmman2000 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 (edited) Screamscape linked to a video of XLR8 testing: I've never seen anything like it! Edited April 6, 2012 by Hhappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanks4me05 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Interesting. Simple, yet effective. Does anyone know if the starts and stops were strictly part of the testing cycle, or is that an actual program? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 ^I assume that's the actual cycle...so that guests can feel the XLR8tion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 There is no way any park would run a 10 second ride cycle, the earlier bursts in the video. Maybe a 25 second cycle as shown from the 1:29 - 2:04 segment of the clip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfmman2000 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 ^ Yeah, since the point of the ride seems to be acceleration, I would guess that they would "pulse" the cycle as shown in that section of the video, switching between the slow relaxing speed and full speed. The thing I'm curious about is how many G's this ride pulls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Guessing that the radius of spin is six meters, you would be pulling 5.5G if the seats were swung to a position parallel to the arms (like an enterprise) and traveling tangentially at 65km/h. EDIT: Eight meters is probably more reasonable though, at which you would be pulling 4.2G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanks4me05 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 (edited) ^Way off. The individual seats look to be two feet wide, so each "pod" is about four feet wide. The radius by measuring with my fingers is approximately four times that width, or 16 feet. Converting that to meters is 4.87 meters. So the circumference of travel is 30.64 meters. It travels one revolution in 3 seconds at max speed, (20 rpm) so the tangential velocity is 10.2 m/s. a = v^2 / r = (10.2^2) / 4.87 = 21.42 m/s^2. One "G" is an integer multiple of 9.8 m/s^2, which is earth's gravitational pull. So, this thing only pulls about 2.2 G's at the rider's heads. In order to pull 4.2 G's, it would have to travel at 14.2 m/s, or one revolution every 2.2 seconds (27 rpm) Your radius and your velocities were off by nearing a factor of 2. Mine are guaranteed to be off by a decent amount, but I'd like to wager I'm within +/- 0.3 G's. Edited April 7, 2012 by Tanks4me05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooz Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 I'd think the acceleration forces will be more significant to the ride experience anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanks4me05 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 ^More likely the ride's tangential acceleration combined with the swinging caused by that action. Acceleration forces is technically a misnomer (or not accurate enough) because all forces are caused by acceleration. [/nerd.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Whatever, I'm always off. It's still going to be a pretty intense experience. Maybe if it's small enough, I'll buy one to put in my backyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottBrown Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Here is a video I found of the XLR8 in operation for those curious about the ride cycle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STR8FXXXINEDGE Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 ^ The ride cycles must just depend on who's operating them, cause I've seen a couple videos that had a lot more bursts of speed with a lot less down time in between than that video shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odene497 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 That 230 foot Booster sounds terrifying. Skycrapers are really the only type of ride that always scare me, and when our Fabbri Booster at a Belgian fair went into "hyper speed" I thought my legs were going to explode. 230 feet? Buhhhh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 The XXL Booster still hasn't seen the light of day yet, but the XXL Inversion will! 65m Inversion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianparkfan Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 ^Wow, looks crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlaKoaster Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Wow, this is the same height as the Big One at Blackpool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 A 200+ foot trailer-mounted inverted swing ride...? Sign me up! Europe gets all the good flatrides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 ^As it has been said elsewhere on the forums a couple of times, the business model is totally different. Independent owners all charge their own admission per ride (usually $10-15 USD). Our system in the U.S. of all you can ride wristband promotions and companies owning multiple rides doesn't encourage huge investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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