Flight Deck (Canada's Wonderland)

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Flight Deck

Canada's Wonderland Location Vaughan, Ontario, Canada Coordinates 43.841259°N 79.539056°W / 43.841259; -79.539056 Section Grande World Expo Status Operating since May 7, 1995 Rider height Minimum: 132 cm Maximum: 198 cm Replaced Zumba Flume
Statistics
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Product	SLC (689m Standard)
Type	Steel - Inverted
Riders per train	20
Hourly capacity	1,040
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	33.3 metres
Top speed	80 km/h
Length	689 metres
Inversions	5
Duration	1:28

Flight Deck, formerly Top Gun, is a Vekoma suspended looping coaster located at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. It opened in 1995 under the name Top Gun until it was renamed in 2008. The two trains on the ride were originally named Maverick and Ice Man. It was originally based on the 1986 film Top Gun. The ride is meant to simulate the feeling of riding in an F-14 fighter jet. It is one of many Vekoma Suspended Looping Coaster model coasters. Flight Deck's supports were designed by Ride Centerline.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Roll over Outward banked airtime hill Sidewinder Double in-line twist

Color scheme

White track and grey supports.

Trains

2 trains with 10 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in a single row, for a total of 20 riders per train.

Images

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  The station as it was in 2007
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  The entrance sign
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  The Post 1 Security sign
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  The Air Station Armory
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  The JK-5B hangar
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  The loading area in 2001
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  The sidewinder
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  The roll over

External links

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  Flight Deck on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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  Flight Deck on Coaster-Count.

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  Flight Deck on canadaswonderland.com.