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| Manufacturer | Schwarzkopf | ||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing-. Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||
| Type | Steel | ||||||||
| Model / product | Looping Star | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 28 | ||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1700 | ||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||
| Area | 252.6 feet × 103.3 feet | ||||||||
| Height80.4 feet
Top speed47.8 mph Length1,942.3 feet Inversions1
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Viper was a Schwarzkopf steel looping roller coaster located at Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston, Texas, USA. It originally opened at Six Flags St. Louis under the name Jet Scream, but was relocated after the 1988 season. It was closed and demolished with the park in the fall of 2005.
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The ride featured a single loop and two tunnels.
Trains[edit]
2 trains with 7 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train.
Colour scheme[edit]
The ride was painted blue when it originally opened, but it was painted green when it was relocated.
| Roller coasters at Six Flags AstroWorld | |||||||||
| Former | Batman The Escape • Excalibur • Greezed Lightnin' • Mayan Mindbender • Serial Thriller • Swamp Buggy • Texas Cyclone • Texas Tornado • Ultra Twister • Viper • XLR-8 | ||||||||