Wing and a scare
A record-breaking roller coaster that mimics the thrill of stunt flying.
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
In the competitive world of roller-coaster design, engineers often obsess about smashing records and pushing the limits of human endurance. But records mean little if the ride leaves thrill seekers feeling beat-up. For the engineers at the coaster-design firm Bolliger and Mabillard, it’s not enough to simply go faster, taller, or twistier.
When the firm’s newest coaster, the Gatekeeper, opens this month at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, it will claim plenty of records, including one for world’s tallest upside-down drop — 165 feet.
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