Tornado (Parque de Atracciones de Madrid)
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the first loop |
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| Data | |
| Location |
Parque de Atracciones de Madrid ( Madrid , Spain ) |
| Type | Steel - inverted |
| model | Suspended roller coaster |
| Drive type | Chain lift hill |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| Designer | Ingenieurbüro Stengel GmbH |
| opening | May 23, 1999 |
| length | 800 m |
| height | 30 m |
| Max. speed | 80 km / h |
| Max. acceleration | 4 g |
| Travel time | 2:00 min |
| capacity | 1500 people per hour |
| Trains | 2 trains, 6 cars / train, 2 rows of seats / car, 2 seats / row of seats |
| elements | 2 × looping , corkscrew |
| Inversions | 3 |
Tornado in the Parque de Atracciones de Madrid ( Madrid , Spain ) is an inverted - steel coaster on the model Suspended Roller Coaster of manufacturer Intamin , which opened on May 23, 1999th
There are only two roller coasters of this model worldwide. In addition to this roller coaster, there is another one, also called Tornado , in the Särkänniemi theme park in Finland .
When the railway opened, both the rails and the supports were painted light green. In spring 2007 the track was repainted. Rails and supports are now black.
journey
After the train has left the station, it reaches the 30 m high lift hill after a 90 ° right-hand bend . Once at the top, the train takes a left curve down the First Drop and then goes through the first loop . After a 180 ° right-hand bend, the second loop follows. The corkscrew is located exactly between the two loops and is passed through after another 180 ° right-hand bend. Before the train reaches the final brake, it drives through a 540 ° helix after a 180 ° left turn .
Trains
Tornado has two trains with six cars each. Four people (two rows of two people) can be seated in each car. Shoulder straps are used as a restraint system.
Web links
- Tornado on the park website (Spanish)
- Tornado in the Roller Coaster DataBase
Coordinates: 40 ° 24 ′ 48.6 " N , 3 ° 44 ′ 53.2" W.