Red Force

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Red Force

Red Force alongside Thrill Towers.

roller coaster

Ferrari Land
Location	Salou, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Status	Operating since April 7, 2017
Height restriction	Min: 140 cm (55 inches) Max: 195 cm (77 inches)

Statistics

Manufacturer

Intamin

Onsite construction

RCS GmbH

Type

Steel - Launched - Giga

Product

LSM Launch Coaster

Riders per train

12

Hourly capacity

1200

Propulsion

LSM launch

Height112 metres

Drop105 metres

Top speed180 km/h

Length880 metres

Inversions0

Steepest drop90°

Duration00:24

HELP

A picture of the roller coaster under construction.

Red Force is a steel launched roller coaster located at the resort PortAventura World in Salou, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. It opened as part of a new development called Ferrari Land on April 7, 2017.^[1]

It is the tallest and fastest roller coaster in Europe, as well as the tallest giga coaster.^[2] It also has the fastest LSM launch in the world.^[3]

Design[edit | edit source]

Elements
LSM launch from 0-180 km/h in 5.0 seconds Outside top hat

Red Force has dark grey track with red supports. It uses the new style of Intamin track. There are three large Ferrari logos, one on each side of the tower. There is also a seating area adjacent to the launch track.

Riders are accelerated to 180 km/h in around 5 seconds. The launch is powered by linear synchronous motors with supercapacitors, being used to reduce peak power demand.^[3]

Trains[edit | edit source]

3 trains with 3 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 12 riders per train. Riders are held in by pull-down lap-bar restraints, similar in style to the restraints on Taron at Phantasialand.

References[edit | edit source]

External Links[edit | edit source]

Red Force on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

[1] "Ferrari Land opens at PortAventura World in Spain". Theme Park Insider. https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201704/5521/.

[2] "Facebook Post by Jarret Stroud: Do you consider Red Force a giga coaster?". https://www.facebook.com/groups/2109179595971960/?post_id=2544568092433106.

[eureka-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "The technology behind Europe's fastest and highest roller coaster". Eureka!. http://www.eurekamagazine.co.uk/design-engineering-features/technology/the-technology-behind-europes-fastest-and-highest-roller-coaster-is-more-evolution-than-revolution-1/155950.

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