Stealth
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
Height62.5 metres
Top speed128.7 km/h Length400 metres Inversions0 Steepest drop90° Duration0:29 G-force4.5 g
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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.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
Stealth opened to guests on March 15, 2006, a year after Rita at Alton Towers.
Design[edit | edit source]
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Using hydraulic technology the train is launched from 0 mph to 80 mph in 1.8 seconds.[2] 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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
The safety sign.
The hydraulic launch system.
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Our References - RCS GmbH
- ↑ February 2006 - Stealth Developer Diary (Wayback archive)
External links[edit | edit source]
- Stealth on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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