K1ngdaKa88 Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 Here I found a Video on YouTube: There are some more facts about the new Coaster!
rcjp Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 ^That's where I heard 85 degrees. But I don't know, the drop looks pretty much vertical.
RyanTPM Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 ^ He said there will be inclines of up to 85 degrees, but not the drop itself. As it's a B&M dive coaster, i'd expect this to be a 90 degree drop, just like the rest of them.
Heth Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 ^ He said there will be inclines of up to 85 degrees, but not the drop itself. As it's a B&M dive coaster, i'd expect this to be a 90 degree drop, just like the rest of them. Oblivion isn't 90 degrees, so it's not a guaranteed angle of drop. I also think Krake isn't 90 degrees either
RyanTPM Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 ^They're both 87 degrees, i didn't know that. So this will most likely be around the same.
Propeller Factory Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 wowowowowowowoWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW PG 100 TURN UP!!!
Damylv Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 they modified again the webcam. Now we can't see anymore the drop!! Seems they are now ready to install immelman's supports
rcjp Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 ^They're both 87 degrees, i didn't know that. So this will most likely be around the same. Why couldn't it be 90? It looks like B&M is afraid of giving their rides a little bit more airtime. For those who've ridden dive machines, how much air do the drops usually have?
KingRCT3 Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 I always thought Krake was 90°, and only the first models were 87°. In my opinion there must be a technical reason, as 90° is an equilibrum point.
rcjp Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 ^I'm not sure about krake but the bigger ones are 90 (and there are a few "smaller" coasters with vertical drops too)
RyanTPM Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 ^The larger dive machines(Griffon and Sheikra) are both 90 degrees but the new smaller dive machine(Krake) is only 87 degrees. Which raises the possibility that this could also be 87 degrees. Hopefully it will be 90 though.
Woodie Warrior Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 Does 3 degrees really make any difference?
_koppen Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 The old dive machines (Oblivion and G5) both have 87 degrees drops because of the wheel axles, it's easy to see this if you look at photos of their first drops. Starting with Sheikra the dive machines got fully 80 degrees drop. When it comes to Krake there is a bit on confusion. Some respected sites claim 90 degrees and some respected sites claim 87 degrees. For this reason RCDB dosen't list any of them. It's hard to tell which one is true, watching some photos from different angles it looks to be 87 degrees but viewing from the side it looks to be fully 90 degrees.
KingRCT3 Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 From my own pic, it looks like 90°: Assuming the track connector is 90° too. 3° is actually quite noticable.
StealthFan Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 Does 3 degrees really make any difference? Well I have never gone on Oblivion and thought to myself "You know what an extra 3 degrees would really improve this ride". So I would say no its doesnt make any difference.
_koppen Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 From my own pic, it looks like 90°: When I was at the park 2 years ago I thought about it, and I remember thinking it was fully 90 degrees.
rcjp Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 Does 3 degrees really make any difference? Well I have never gone on Oblivion and thought to myself "You know what an extra 3 degrees would really improve this ride". So I would say no its doesnt make any difference. In practice it doesn't really make a difference but it feels "special" to know the drop is fully vertical.
StealthFan Posted October 19, 2014 Posted October 19, 2014 ^Yeah but 99.9% of the GP think that it is fully 90 degree vertical anyway its only enthusiasts who seem to care about things like that and why they care about it exactly I will never know. -Craig
Damylv Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 http://gardaland2015.it/webcam/stream downhill between immelman and camelback is almost ready
Damylv Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Webcam now doesn't show that lift+drop is complete
RideofSteel Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Awesome! Love the all-white track and supports.
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