Cleveland engineers help GateKeeper fly

Karpinski Engineering provided electrical engineering design and mechanical engineering on hydraulic systems.


Tuesday, 07 May 2013


Cleveland-based consulting engineering firm Karpinski Engineering, provided electrical engineering design and mechanical engineering on hydraulic systems for GateKeeper, now the tallest and longest wing roller coaster in the world. Though this was Karpinski Engineering’s first coaster project, the work wasn’t that different in scope from other projects the firm has done, said Rocco Gallo, Karpinski Engineering principal, director of electrical engineering, and project manager for GateKeeper.

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