Goliath - Kev tshuaj xyuas ntawm Rau Chij Great America Coaster

2024 Tus sau: Cyrus Reynolds | [email protected]. Kawg hloov kho: 2024-02-08 03:45

Rau 125 xyoo los yog li ntawd, cov menyuam coasters ntoo nyob ntau dua lossis tsawg dua qub. Nyob rau hauv 2008, caij chaw tsim tshuaj paus Rocky Mountain Construction ua rau muaj kev lag luam thaum nws nthuav tawm cov qauv tshiab, tsim qauv tshiab. Lub tuam txhab tsim cov ntoo coasters zoo kawg nkaus uas muaj peev xwm ntawm inversions thiab lwm yam nta yav dhau los txwv rau steel coasters.

Goliath ntawm Six Flags Great America yog lub coaster thib ob uas RMC tau tsim los ntawm av thiab uas siv nws qhov tshwj xeeb "Topper Track." Thiab nws zoo heev.

Hom coaster: Hloov ntoo nrog inversions
siab: 165 feet
xub poob: 180 ko taw
Hnub ceev: 72 mph

Goliath yog ib qho ntawm 10 tus neeg tsav tsheb ceev tshaj plaws

Lub kaum sab xis siab tshaj plaws: 85 degrees
Length: 3, 100 feet
Yam tsawg kawg nkaus qhov siab: 48 ntiv tes
Ride chaw tsim tshuaj paus: Rocky Mountain Construction

Hard to Top This Caij

Nrog nws cov qauv ntoo amber-xim xim thiab hluav taws xob-txiv kab ntxwv (ib qho ntawm RMC cov xim kos npe), Goliath yog qhov pom kev zoo nkauj thiab zoo nkauj ntawm qhov nruab nrab. Txoj kev taug yog tus yuam sij rau Goliath txoj kev vam meej.

Tsev ntoo coasters muaj nyias hlau rail strips rau saum cov ntoo uas tsim nwslem. Cov tsheb ciav hlau khiav lub log, uas yog ua los ntawm steel, dov raws cov hlau strips. Goliath, txawm li cas los xij, suav nrog lub thawv hlau tuab dua thiab dav dua uas npog tag nrho saum nws cov pob ntoo (li no lub npe, "Topper Track").

RMC txoj kev taug kev patented tso cai rau Goliath cov tsheb ciav hlau zoo li cov tsheb ciav hlau kom nyob twj ywm uncharacteristically smooth, txawm tias thaum lawv taug kev ib qho kev ua haujlwm zoo uas suav nrog cov ntsiab lus inverted (uas tig lub tsheb ciav hlau thiab nws cov neeg caij tsheb rov qab). Hloov cov log hlau, cov tsheb ciav hlau caij tsheb siv cov log polyurethane, tib yam khoom siv rau cov coasters steel.

Six Flags hyped lub caij raws li lub ntiaj teb ceev tshaj plaws, siab tshaj, thiab steepest ntoo coaster thaum nws debuted nyob rau hauv 2014. Lightning Rod ntawm Dollywood, lwm RMC Topper coaster, uas hits 73 mph, tom qab coj lub ceev tshaj coaster title los ntawm Goliath. Hloov rov qab ntawm ZDT's Amusement Park dethroned Six Flags caij nyob rau hauv qeb siab tshaj los ntawm kev poob 87 degrees. Tab sis Goliath tseem tuav cov ntaub ntawv ua tus ntoo coaster siab tshaj plaws.

Tom qab nce 165 ko taw thiab nqis 180 taw ntawm 85 degrees (ze li ntsug) rau hauv qhov av hauv av, lub coaster revs mus txog 72 mph. Qhov ntau yam tsis zoo thiab tam sim no defunct Leej Tub ntawm Beast ntawm Kings Island yav dhau los tuav qhov siab thiab ceev cov ntaub ntawv (218 ko taw thiab 78 mph, feem) rau ib lub coaster ntoo. Tab sis nws yog ib qho mob hnyav thiab nyuaj caij tsheb. Goliath, txawm li cas los xij, ua haujlwm rau nws txoj kev ntxhab, kev poob ntev thiab kev kub ceev nrog finesse.

Tus Tub ntawm Beast kuj suav nrog ib lub voj, tab sis nws ua tiav nws txoj haujlwm los ntawm kev hloov pauv qhov hloov pauv ntawm qhovkhiav mus rau tubular steel. Cov ntoo Topper taug kev ntawm Great America caij tseem zoo ib yam thoob plaws nws ob qhov kev hloov pauv.

Grace Under (G-Force) Siab

Txawm tias Goliath nta lub sijhawm rov qab los, nws tsis suav nrog kev txwv ntawm lub xub pwg nyom. Hloov chaw, nws txoj kev tswj hwm ruaj ntseg cov neeg caij tsheb ncig lub duav thiab qis dua hauv caug. Nws qhov siab tsis tshua muaj siab ntawm 48 ntiv tes-uas tsuas yog 4 ko taw lossis kwv yees li qhov loj ntawm 9-xyoo-laus-tseem muab ncua. Nov yog ib qho kev zoo siab heev rau cov neeg sib tw tween.

Txawm tias tsis muaj kev txwv ntawm lub xub pwg nyom, cov neeg caij tsheb yuav tsum xav tias muaj kev nyab xeeb thaum caij tsheb. Txawm li cas los xij, qhov kev hloov pauv thib ob, hu ua xoom-G lub khw muag khoom, tuaj yeem yog qhov tshwj xeeb. Dai upside down rau dab tsi zoo li ib tug nyob mus ib txhis (tab sis tsuas yog ib tug thib ob los yog ob tug tiag tiag) yog ob qho tib si exhilarating thiab txaus ntshai, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog tsis muaj lub xub pwg nyom. Kev sib tw qeeb qeeb yog qhov zoo saib los ntawm nruab nrab.

Goliath sib tham nws ob qhov kev hloov pauv zoo nkauj. Kev caij tsheb tag nrho yog qhov zoo nkauj nrog me ntsis ntawm qhov ntxhib-thiab-tuag shudder uas feem ntau cov ntoo coasters xa tuaj (xws li Great America's Viper thiab nws tshwj xeeb tshaj yog ntxhib American Eagle). Txawm li cas los nws zoo li ib tug ntoo coaster. Puas yog RMC coaster muaj hnub nyoog zoo, lossis nws puas yuav succumb rau tib yam roughness teeb meem uas plague feem ntau cov ntoo coasters? Nws yog ib qho nyuaj hais vim hais tias txoj kab ke tseem yog qhov tshiab, tab sis nws zoo li nws yuav tuav tau zoo.

Nrog ob peb qhov kev ntxhov siab ntawm no thiab qhov ntawd, Goliath tsis zoo li butter-ntu zoo li lwm tus RMC coaster,Hlau Rattler ntawm Six Flags Fiesta Texas. (Txij li thaum lub caij ntawd siv tag nrho-steel "IBox" khiav thiab suav hais tias yog hybrid ntoo thiab steel coaster, qhov kev sib piv yuav tsis ncaj ncees.) Ntawm qhov ntev ntawm 3, 100 feet thiab caij tsheb hauv ob feeb, nws kuj yog luv luv. Thaum nws xa ob peb lub sijhawm huab cua zoo, lub caij tuaj yeem siv sijhawm ntau tawm ntawm koj lub rooj zaum.

Tab sis tag nrho, koj yuav txaus siab rau Goliath. Nws yog arguably qhov zoo tshaj plaws coaster ntawm Six Flags Great America. Nws yog qhov yooj yim tshaj plaws Goliath coaster tawm muaj. (Six Flags muaj ntau lub npe tib yam caij tsheb thoob plaws hauv nws cov chaw ua si nrog rau qhov tshwj xeeb tshaj yog ntxhib Goliath ntawm Six Flags Magic Mountain.) Nws zoo heev, nws ua rau TripSavvy cov npe ua ib qho ntawm 10 Zoo Tshaj Plaws Ntoo Coasters-txawm tias tej zaum yuav muaj qee qhov. kev tsis sib haum xeeb seb RMC's Topper khiav tsis tsim nyog nws ua ib lub coaster ntoo. Txawm li cas los xij, nws yog caij tsheb zoo.