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| Manufacturer | Messerschmidt | ||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||
| Type | Steel - Suspended | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 24 | ||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||
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Alpen-Flug was a steel suspended roller coaster built by German aircraft company Messerschmidt. It was the first modern suspended roller coaster and is only known to have operated at Oktoberfest during 1975.
History
Alpen-Flug was built by Messerschmidt, a German aircraft manufacturer with calculations supplied by Werner Stengel. To save money, Messerschmidt refused to bank the track's turns.
Alpen-Flug debuted at Oktoberfest 1975 and was a fast and thrilling ride however after the fair, the ride was found to have severe structural damage. This was a direct result of the lateral forces created by the unbanked turns. Because of this, the Alepn-Flug and a clone under construction at the time were both scrapped.
Design
Trains
5 trains with 6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train.
Notes
Despite the ride having a similar track style to Mind Bender and Shock Wave, Anton Schwarzkopf had nothing to do with this project. In fact, Schwarzkopf had only disdain for the ride, thinking that Messerschmidt building this ride would be like his company trying to design airplanes and helicopters.