Newfangled Cov Tsheb Mus Ib Nrab Ntawm Qhov Ob Hom Dej Phaj Nrab
Tau ntau xyoo, cov menyuam coasters tau ntau dua los sis tsawg dua qub. Feem ntau ntawm lawv cov khoom tsim ntoo, feem ntau yog tsim nyob rau hauv ib lub lattice thiab pleev xim rau xim dawb. Lawv cov kev lem feem ntau yog ua los ntawm cov ntoo sib tsoo zoo kawg nkaus nrog ib tug nyias thiab nqaim strip ntawm hlau raws li cov tsheb ciav hlau nrog cov log log yuav yob.
Hauv xyoo 1959, txawm li cas los xij, Disneyland Park, nyob nrog tsim lub chaw tsim khoom hauv tsev Dynamics, qhia Matterhorn Bobsleds, lub ntiaj teb thawj tubular steel coaster.
Los ntawm kev siv cov qauv hlau, lub pas hlau tubular, thiab tsheb ciav hlau nrog polyurethane lub log, lub Matterhorn revolutionized qhov kev lag luam. Raws li lwm cov steel coasters tshwm sim, cov neeg tuaj xyuas neeg ua si tau tuaj yeem paub ob hom kev coasters: ntoo thiab hlau.
Nyob rau hauv 2011, Rau Txhij Txhaum Tsav Texas thiab Rocky Roob Siv dov tawm ntawm New Texas Giant . Ntxiv dua thiab, lub chaw ua si thiab caij tsheb ua haujlwm tau hloov kho qhov kev lag luam los tsim ib feem peb ntawm thrill tshuab: lub hybrid ntoo thiab steel coaster. Tab sis zoo li cas xyov yog qhov tshiab yug?
Cov lus teb luv luv yog tias cov kev caij tsheb xws li New Texas Giant yuav ib txoj hlua hlau mus rau ib tus qauv ntoo. Muaj ntau rau nws tshaj li ntawd, txawm li ntawd los.
Ua ntej, me ntsis keeb kwm: Hybrid coasters, nyob rau hauv ib daim ntawv los yog lwm qhov, tau ua nyob ib ncig ntawm ntev. Cov neeg feem ntau yog xav tsis thoob los nrhiav tau tias qee qhov qub qub, xws li circa-1927 Cyclone ntawm Coney Island , muaj cov khoom siv ntoo coaster txwm tab sis siv cov qauv hlau.
Lub Cyclone lub qauv dawb lattice yuav zoo li nws yog ntoo, tab sis nws tau ua los ntawm cov hlau. Txawm li cas los xij, nws coj zoo li thiab feem ntau pom tau tias yog cov ntoo coaster. Conversely, muaj cov coasters xws li Gemini ntawm Cedar Point uas ua ke ib txoj kev tubular hlau nrog cov qauv ntoo. Vim nws txoj kev taug ko taw, Gemini yog ib qho tseem ceeb hauv steel coaster.
Technically, Gemini thiab Coney Island Cyclone yuav suav tau tias yog cov kab sib tw. (Nws yuav ua ncaj ncees rau daim ntawv pov thawj xws li Revenge ntawm lub Mummy ntawm Universal Studios , uas ntu ob tus menyuam coaster thiab cov ntsiab lus tsaus nti , raws li lub cev sib txuas ua ke.) Tab sis, vim hais tias qhov no hauv tsab xov xwm no, peb los txhais cov paj hlwb ntoo-steel coaster ua muaj txheej txheem ntawm cov yam ntxwv uas ua raws li New Power Giant tsab ntawm Six Flags Over Texas. Feem ntau, nws yog ib txog kev khiav.
Tsis yog Ib qho Kev Teev Hlau twg
Raws li Fred Grubb, tus tswv tsev ntawm Rocky Mountain Construction, cov evolution ntawm hybrid coaster yog ntau dua rau kev tsim nyog yog leej niam ntawm lub tswv yim es tsis yog lub hom phiaj loj. Cov chaw ua si, nrog rau qee tus hauv Chij Chij Choj, tau hu nws lub tuam txhab rau kev sim kho thiab finesse kev laus, ntxhib ntoo coasters los ntawm cov neeg rov qab nrhiav lawv. Ib yam li cov neeg ua haujlwm patching uas ua potholes tom qab lub caij ntuj no, lub kho yuav ua hauj lwm mus ib ntus, tab sis cov coasters yuav inevitably rov qab mus rau lawv txoj kev tshaj qhov tshaj. Grubb thiab nws pawg neeg tau pom muaj ua kom zoo dua.
Cov tshuaj tov: Tshem tawm cov kab khiav ntawm cov ntoo coaster thiab hloov nws nrog cov hlau. Tab sis tsis yog txhua yam kev khiav. Siv lub pas hlau tubular, Rocky Mountain folks tsim tau lub tshuab "IBO" hlau uas lawv tau hais tias yog "Hlau Ntaus" khiav.
Raws li nws lub npe implies, tus tshiab khiav zoo li tus ntawv zoo li tsab ntawv "I." Cov tsheb ciav hlau thauj cov taw qhia, uas muaj nyob rau ntawm ob tog ntawm lub rooj sib txoos, haum kom haum raws li qhov saum toj thiab cov kis ntawm "I." Zoo li cov hlau coaster, cov tsheb ciav hlau ntawm Rocky Mountain lub tsheb thauj khoom siv lub tshuab polyurethane. Lub ntsiab lub log yob nrog rau ntawm qhov chaw tiaj tus ntawm IBox khiav.
Ua ke ntawm cov ntsiab lus (tshwj xeeb tshaj yog cov lus qhia IBox) ua rau cov neeg ua haujlwm uas muaj qhov zoo tshaj plaws uas yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm cov hlau coasters, tsis yog lub qe hlau ua kom lawv cov tawv ntoo-thiab-tumble ntoo coaster tib lub sijhawm. Cov tsheb zoo dua zoo li sawv daws pom ntawm ntoo coasters dua hlau.
Lub tshuab IBox kuj tseem tso cai rau cov tsheb sib tw rau cov tshuab hluav taws xob ua ke rau lwm txoj kev tseem ceeb: Lawv muaj cov inversions.
Nws yog ib qho kev tawm tsam yog tias kev paub txog kev caij tsheb kauj vab thiab ua rau lub vos kiv los yog lwm cov npe saum toj-turvy. Dab tsi ntxiv, lub inversions, zoo li tus so ntawm lub hybrid coaster caij, yog freakishly tus.
Los ntawm ua tiav hloov phais rau cov laus ntoo coasters, Rocky Mountain tau radically hloov lawv los ntawm wildly ntxhib duds rau hauv qus studs. Lub tuam txhab feem ntau khaws cov kev teeb tsa theem pib ntawm cov thawj caij thiab rov qab siv feem ntau ntawm cov qauv ntoo. Zoo tag nrho cov caij tsheb qub dhau los ua ib qho tseemceeb thiab nyiam kev txhawb zog. Thiab cov chaw ua si thiab cov kiv cua yog clamoring rau lub tuam txhab ua tus voodoo uas lawv ua zoo li ntawm cov xov tooj ntawm lwm cov qub, ntxhib ntoo.
Piv txwv ntawm Hybrid Ntoo Phom Ntoo:
- Hlau Rattler ntawm Six Flags Fiesta Texas
- Twisted Colossus ntawm Six Flags Khawv koob Roob
- Wicked Cyclone ntawm Six Flags Tshiab Askiv
- Tshiab Texas Giant ntawm Six Flags Tshaj Texas
Medusa ntawm Six Flags Mexico
Cov Timebers hauv Vajntxwv Dominion
Ntsuas Cyclone ntawm Six Flags Tshaj Txog Georgia
Hlau Vengeance ntawm Cedar Point
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Los ntawm txoj kev, Rocky Mountain tau pioneered lwm tus ntoo coaster innovation: lub "Topper" khiav. Ib yam li cov khoom siv ntoo ua ke, nws siv ntoo qauv thiab ib txoj hlua ntawm cov ntoo sib tsoo zoo kawg nkaus nrog hlau. Siv lub thin band hlau, txawm li cas los xij, Topper khiav yog thicker thiab dav nrog steel npog tag nrho saum lub tshooj ntoo. Nws cov tsheb ciav hlau siv polyurethane lub log tsis muaj steel log. Zoo li lub caij tsheb sib xyaw uas siv IBox, lub davhlau ya davhlau ya davhlau ya los kuj muaj peev xwm ntawm kev tawm tsam. (Thiab zoo li lub tsev tsheb IBox, lawv yog cov coasters zoo.) Piv txwv ntawm Topper khiav coasters muaj xws li Goliath ntawm Six Flags Great America thiab Lightning Qws ntawm Dollywood .
For the sake of qhov tsab xov xwm no, peb xav txog Rocky Roob caij uas siv Topper khiav mus ua ntoo coasters thiab tsis hybrids. (Txawm tias kuv to taub hais tias lub Tshaj Taw thiab Polurethane yuav tsav los ntawm ib qho kev sib tsoo ntoo.
Mus txog rau qhov no, tag nrho ntawm Topper khiav coasters tau tshiab caij uas Rocky Roob tau ua los ntawm av li. Thiab txhua yam ntawm IBOC khiav coasters tau retrofits ntawm cov ntoo uas twb muaj lawm-txawm tias tsis muaj qhov qhia tias vim li cas Rocky Mountain yuav tsis tsim ib hom brand tshiab hybrid coaster nrog IBox khiav.