Boomerang (roller coaster)
| boomerang | |
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a boomerang from Vekoma |
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| Data | |
| Type | Steel - seated |
| model | boomerang |
| category | Shuttle Coaster |
| Drive type | Cable lift hill / chain lift hill |
| Manufacturer | Vekoma |
| length | 285 m |
| height | 35.5 m |
| Dimensions | 88 × 30 m² |
| Max. speed | 76 km / h |
| Max. acceleration | 5.2 g |
| Travel time | 1:48 min |
| capacity | 760 people per hour |
| Trains | 1 train, 7 cars / train, 2 rows of seats / car, 2 seats / row of seats |
| elements |
Cobra roll , looping |
| Inversions | 6 (3 forward, 3 reverse) |
| Theming | operator-dependent |
Boomerang is the name of a widely used steel roller coaster model type shuttle roller coaster manufacturer's Vekoma .
The special thing about the trip is that it has no closed route. The train is first pulled backwards out of the station onto a 35.5 m high lift hill by means of a sled attached to a steel cable . Once at the top, the train disengages, descends the tower forwards, through the station and the following elements, the eponymous boomerang and looping , up the second lift hill . On this it is pulled up by a chain lift and drives through the elements backwards after being released until it is braked in the station.
In addition to the standard model, there are two versions of this layout, the Invertigo and the Giant Inverted Boomerang , in which the trains hang under the rails ( inverted coaster ). Another variant without looping is the Family Boomerang .
The Chinese manufacturer Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment has been producing a comparable roller coaster model since 2014.
Trains
The trains of the Boomerang have seven cars with space for four people (two rows of two people). This enables a maximum capacity of 760 people per hour. The trains are also built by Vekoma. However, some parks / operators also use trains from other manufacturers. For example , a train from the German company SAT Rides has been in use on the Boomerang in Vienna's Prater since the end of July 2007 , which is characterized above all by the lack of the usual shoulder straps.
Occurrence
There are currently 54 deliveries worldwide (active or under construction). In Austria there is a model in the Vienna Prater .
photos
Lifthill of the Boomerang in the leisure land Geiselwind
Train driving through the Boomerang
Boomerang Cobra in the Powerpark in a general view
Boomerang in the Walibi Rhône-Alpes
Boomerang in Fantasilandia, a fun park in O'Higgins Park in Santiago, Chile.
World record on a boomerang
On August 19, 2006, a record for long-term roller coaster rides was set on the Boomerang in the leisure land Geiselwind. The Hirschauer Stefan Seemann put in a total of 4,431 trips with a total running time of 228 hours the previous record, which on the Expedition GeForce was driven, a. The record was recognized by Guinness and entered in the Guinness Book of Records . In August 2007 the record was broken again by the former owner, the American Richard Rodriguez , with a record drive in Blackpool Pleasure Beach , England .
List of boomerang roller coasters
Systems that have been moved are listed with the name at the respective location, sometimes several times.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Vekoma: The Family Boomerang. Retrieved September 14, 2016 .
- ↑ China-SBL: 回 飞 棒 过山车. Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
- ↑ RCDB.com: Boomerang Coaster / 回 飞 棒 过山车. Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
- ↑ see Internet database rcdb.com - Boomerang - Other - Vekoma. Retrieved November 6, 2019 .
- ↑ MV: Long Live the King! In: Parkscout. August 9, 2007, accessed August 10, 2007 .