Stealth

This article is about the roller coaster at Thorpe Park. For the roller coaster formerly named "Stealth", see Nighthawk.

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Stealth

Thorpe Park Location Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK Park section Amity Status Operating since March 15, 2006 Cost £12,000,000 Height restriction 140 cm (55 inches)
Statistics
Manufacturer	Intamin
Designer / calculations	Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Onsite construction	RCS GmbH
Type	Steel - Launched - Hyper
Product	Accelerator Coaster
Riders per train	20
Propulsion	Hydraulic launch
Height	62.5 metres
Top speed	128.7 km/h
Length	400 metres
Inversions	0
Angle	90°
Duration	0:29
G-Force	4.5
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The entrance to Stealth

Stealth is a steel launched roller coaster located at Thorpe Park in Chertsey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. It is the fastest roller coaster in the United Kingdom and the second tallest, after The Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

It is an Accelerator Coaster installation from Intamin and was designed in conjunction with Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH. Stealth was installed by RCS GmbH.

History

Stealth opened to guests on March 15, 2006, a year after Rita at Alton Towers.

Design

Elements
Hydraulic launch from 0 to 80 mph in 1.8 seconds 205.1 foot top hat (Outside) Hill

Using hydraulic technology the train is launched from 0 mph to 80 mph in 1.8 seconds. Following the launch, the train rises up and over the 205 foot tall top hat. This is followed by an airtime hill, which leads into the final brakes.

Stealth has a transfer track, located in a warehouse beside the ride.

Trains

3 trains with 5 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 20 riders per train.

Similar rides

Stealth has a very similar layout to Kingda Ka, which opened in 2005 at Six Flags Great Adventure, but is a little less than half the size. A clone of Stealth, Zaturn, at Space World, opened in April 2006 and operated until the closure of the park in December 2017.

Photo Gallery

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  The safety sign.

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  The hydraulic launch system.

External links

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  Stealth on the Roller Coaster DataBase.