Sky Rocket (Kennywood)

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Sky rocket
Sky rocket
Data
Location Kennywood
( West Mifflin , Pennsylvania , USA )
Type Steel - seated
Drive type LSM ,
0-81 km / h in 3 s
Manufacturer Premier Rides
costs $ 23 million 
opening June 29, 2010
length 640 m
height 29 m
Max. gradient 90 °
Max. speed 81 km / h
Travel time 1:05 min
Trains 2 trains, 2 cars / train, 3 rows of seats / car, 2 seats / row of seats
elements Outside top hat ,
cutback ,
zero-g-roll ,
corkscrew

Sky Rocket in Kennywood ( West Mifflin , Pennsylvania , USA ) is a steel roller coaster manufactured by Premier Rides , which opened on June 29, 2010.

The 640 m long route reaches a height of 29 m and has a maximum gradient of 90 °. The special features are an outside top hat , a cutback , a zero g-roll and a corkscrew . The trains are accelerated from zero to 81 km / h within three seconds by linear synchronous motors .

Trains

Sky Rocket has two trains with two cars each. Six people (three rows of two people) can be seated in each car.

Web links

Commons : Sky Rocket  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 40 ° 23 ′ 10.6 ″  N , 79 ° 51 ′ 52.6 ″  W.