Typhoon (Bobbejaanland)

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Typhoon

Bobbejaanland Location Lichtaart, Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium Status Operating since 10 April 2004 Cost €5,000,000 Replaced Looping Star
Statistics
Manufacturer	Gerstlauer
Product	Euro-Fighter 670/8
Designer / calculations	Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Onsite construction	RCS GmbH
Type	Steel
Riders per train	8
Hourly capacity	1400
Propulsion	Vertical chain lift hill
Area	57 metres × 29 metres
Height	25.7 metres
Top speed	80 km/h
Length	670 metres
Inversions	4
Drop angle	97°
Duration	1:30
G-Force	5
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Typhoon is a steel roller coaster located at Bobbejaanland in Lichtaart, Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium. It opened on 10 April 2004 and is located where the Looping Star once stood.

History

The roller coaster was assembled at Gerstlauer's facility in October 2003 as a prototype for testing prior to its shipment to Bobbejaanland. This was only possible because the roller coaster did not have a permanent foundation.

Typhoon opened on 10 April 2004.

In 2019, Typhoon was given a repaint.

Design

Elements
Vertical chain lift hill 62.4 foot tall vertical loop Double heartline roll 540° helix Heartline roll Helix

Trains

8 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in 2 rows, for a total of 8 riders per car.

Images

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  Model of Typhoon

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  The vertical loop

External links

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  Typhoon on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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Preceded by Diving Machine G5	Steepest roller coaster tied with Vild-Svinet Speed Rage SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge Fahrenheit April 2004 - July 2008	Succeeded by Steel Hawg