Flug der Dämonen

Wing Over Drop

Flight of the demons in the Heide Park Resort ( Soltau, Germany ) is a steel roller coaster from the model Wing Coaster manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, which was officially opened on 29 March 2014. The 772 meter long track reaches a height of 40 meters, from which the trains are accelerated to a speed of 100 km / h and has five inversions. The total investment amounted to 15 million euros.

The track is the first Wing Coaster in Germany and one of seven deliveries of this model worldwide.

History

The first indications of a new roller coaster were confirmed when the flume II of the park was closed operation from 1 September 2011 after 21 years with the announcement that visitors could look forward to the 2014 season. For the thematic beautification of hoarding in March 2012, several spray - artists were sought that could eventually spray the fences on 13 April. During the 2012 season, most of the flume II was dismantled. A sign in the park also announced the new attraction. In March 2013, the dismantling of the railway was largely completed, so that from May 2013 could be started pouring the foundations. In June 2013, the station building was constructed. As of early August 2013 has started with the construction of the lift Hills and the final brakes.

On September 18, 2013 is the last track piece was used on the Immelmann and thus to the web after eight weeks of construction. On 10 and 24 October, the two trains were delivered to the park. On October 19, the public the detailed theming of the attraction within a short stage show during organized by the Park Halloween Nights was informed for the first time. It was announced that the train theming of demons would act. At the same time ready built steel structure was illuminated by different headlights in the dark in different colors.

Beginning of November started with the tests. From 18 to 21 November a first technical inspection carried out in the park, so that could be then continued with manned test drives. On 8 January 2014, the name of the ride was announced in a press release. In the course of one published first ride and aerial photographs of the train.

Ride

Since flight of the demons is a Wing Coaster, the peculiarity of the trip is the fact that the seats are arranged in contrast to classical orbits beside the tracks. The passenger therefore feels eponymous, as if he would ride on the wings ( Wings ).

After the train has left the station for a right turn and passed the 45 ° steep lift hill, he goes through first a Dive Drop, a departure, in which the train is first rolled on the head before it goes down in a half loop. After a small hill, the train arrives in an Immelmann, a combination of a half loop and a screw. This is followed by a long-drawn corkscrew, which is referred to as a revolution of B & M roller, and a 270 ° left turn. The highlight of the track is a new Wing Coaster ride element called Inclined Pretzel Loop. Here, the train passes through is a sort of inclined ( tilted to the side ) Dive- loop followed by inclined Immelmann. Viewed from the side looks this element eponymous similar to a pretzel. Before the train reached the final brakes, he moves through a still inclined to the left banked turn.

Soundtrack

The park commissioned the team of music producers IMAscore from Paderborn to the composition and production of the musical accompaniment to the roller coaster. This produced audio material of approximately one hour in length.

Technology and Security

Rail

The railway line made ​​of 650 tons of steel is 772 meters long and the lift hill is about 40 meters high. The rails are white and the dark green columns.

The rail type that comes to flight the demons to use, the Bolliger & Mabilliard - standard Boxschiene. It consists of a solid rectangular steel body. From this body the actual guide tubes are connected by single aspiration slightly offset outwardly about it.

With the flight of the demons two trains made ​​of fiberglass and steel are used. Each of them has six cars with four seats per row, two of which are ever left and right are the rail. A train thus holds 24 passengers and is about five feet wide. The capacity amounts to 1060 people per hour. As restraint system flexible shoulder restraints are used. In addition, passengers are still held by a seat belt in the seats. Since the seating side of the track are, they are also supported by a cantilever beam. The course is approved for passengers 10 years and a height of 1.40 to 1.95 meters.

The trains are black and white bow cushion. In front, in the middle of the train, is a covering of the head of a demon. The special panel, the car was designed by the graffiti artist Markus Genesius.

Pictures

Rail parts at the depot

Immelmann inversion

The so-called pretzel

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