HyperSonic XLC

Hypersonic XLC at Kings Dominion ( Doswell, Virginia, United States) was a steel roller coaster model from Air Launch the manufacturer S & S Power, which was opened on 24 March 2001 at the former Paramount 's Kings Dominion. 2007, the railway was closed.

She was the first roller coaster of this type and, together with Dodonpa in Fuji -Q Highland it was one of the only two roller coasters of this type worldwide.

As acceleration system used Hypersonic XLC compressed air to the train within 1.8 seconds from 0 to 129 km / h speed. Because of their extreme acceleration also the abbreviation XLC was appended, which stands for Xtreme Launch Coaster: (too German Extreme launch roller coaster ).

Ride

After the launch of the train shot straight up a 50 m high tower and crosses it, so he went back vertically toward Earth. After a big left turn and a slight right turn attacked the pneumatic brakes to slow the train of high speed.

Hypersonic XLCs trains had four cars. In each car two people were (a series à two people) take place. The passengers had to be at least 1.37 m tall to ride allowed.