Shock Wave (Six Flags Over Texas)

A looping of Shockwave.

Shockwave at Six Flags Over Texas ( Arlington, Texas ) is a steel roller coaster manufacturer Schwarzkopf, which was opened in 1978. She was the first roller coaster that was equipped with two consecutive loops. She was also the time of its opening, the highest roller coaster in the world. The Old Country (today: Busch Gardens Europe ) Just a few weeks later the record by Loch Ness Monster at Busch Gardens was broken. Werner Stengel applied at Shockwave for the first time the principle of the heart line on what should prove to be a milestone of the following roller coaster designs.

The 1,100 meter long track reaches a height of 35 m and has a 32 m high first drop of 49 °, on the trains reach a top speed of 97 km / h. In the two loops this act for a short time up to 5.9 g