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"Three words: Don't Look Down!"

PROJECT NAME: SW4 (Secret Weapon 4)

RIDE TYPE: "Dive Machine"

COST OF RIDE: £12,000,000

RIDE CYCLE TIME: 3 min 15 secs

HEIGHT OF LIFT: 65 ft

LENGTH OF DROP: 180 ft

ANGL OF DROP: 87.5degrees

MAXIMUM SPEED: 68 mph

LENGTH OF TRACK: 1222 ft

VERTICAL G'S: 4.5G

LATERAL G'S: 1G

EST. # OF RIDERS THROUGHOUT '98 SEASON: 3.5 million

SHUTTLES:

7- with 2 rows of 8 seats

Every 23 seconds, another shuttle is dropped

Shuttles cost £180,000 each

MOTORS :

Lift hill chain 100 kW DC Motor

Drop chain 100 kW DC Motor

Station / brake run 4 kW AC Motors

SAFETY SYSTEMS :

Collision avoidance by "Block Zoning" - The car can't enter the next zone until it is clear.

Two linked PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers) control the movement of the shuttles throughout the ride. Their performance is monitored by a PC with fault diagnosis software. There are also two auxilliary PLCs.

Weight 42 tons of steel

BOLTS: 5,500

CONSTRUCTION TIME: November '96 - March '98=17 MONTHS

DATE OPENED: 14/03/98

LOCATION OF RIDE: X-Sector

The ride basically starts out with an extremely steep lift hill, and then does a turn. At the top of the drop, a brake holds the car at 45 degrees. Below, a large sign says "Don't look down". After a few seconds, the car is released and goes underground and out into an over-banked turn and then onto the brakes. I have ridden this ride and it is really short. There are also two on-ride photo cameras.

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