Do any of the Arrows have trims. Shockwave badly could have used them before the turn into the mid course brake.
Anaconda
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Beat me to it - I believe the MCBR on that one was actually used as a block brake for some time as well.
Also, BBW had trims as well.
Drachen Fire post-mods had trims, Steel Phantom had trims, Magnum has trims, Great American Scream Machine had trims... a lot, really.
It's a good way to engineer a ride when you know your design methodology has a very imperfect grasp on the physics: design it to be a little too fast if anything, and then trim a bit if needed. Also leaves a bit of energy "headroom" for light/cold trains, headwinds, and so on.
It's a good way to engineer a ride when you know your design methodology has a very imperfect grasp on the physics: design it to be a little too fast if anything, and then trim a bit if needed. Also leaves a bit of energy "headroom" for light/cold trains, headwinds, and so on.
No! I reject ANY post that shines a positive light on brakes, regardless of how logical it is.
If only there was a way for Arrow to reprofile turns with such ease. All their problems would be solved.
Totally fair. Goes to show that often there are sources of variation in ride physics that can’t be fully designed around without installing an extra speed sink here and there.
...Not even if you’re a modern company using the right equations to do your work in the first place.
Keep in mind though that sometimes parks request certain layouts and/or speeds for whatever reason and the consequences of those decisions requires a trim to ensure rider comfort and/or reducing stress on the ride components. Looking at you, Maverick and TTD...
But for Anaconda, it's a head scratcher since we know Arrow knows how to trim a ride and this one doesn't need a MCBR for blocking purposes that we can tell
Having extra trains isn’t always about running all of them at once. Some parks like having an extra just in case. Some parks are in year round operation and get extras to do regular rotations. Some like to know they could go to max operations if they wanted to even though they never will.
Over the years, I have repeatedly heard that Anaconda was delivered with three, six car trains; and that they quickly, by Memorial Day, had changed this to two seven car trains. I have never been able to find any firm proof of this. I guess if someone could find an early picture of a six car train running, it would help at least?
Edit: I grabbed a screenshot from the '91 commercial. It's not the clearest thing in the world, but it does appear that there is a full train, as well as a partial train, on the transfer track.
Edit: I grabbed a screenshot from the '91 commercial. It's not the clearest thing in the world, but it does appear that there is a full train, as well as a partial train, on the transfer track.
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Didn't Loch Ness once run with 4 trains or am I making that up? Maybe they used to have more lax safety standards, though Anaconda is significantly newer.
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I should have searched for this before posting but this site claims it was originally supposed to be 4 trains of 6 and then they changed it to 3x7 (fact 12).
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I should have searched for this before posting but this site claims it was originally supposed to be 4 trains of 6 and then they changed it to 3x7 (fact 12).
40 Loch Ness Monster Facts to Celebrate its 40th Anniversary! - Coaster101
When you think of Busch Gardens Williamsburg, one of the first visuals that pops into your head is probably the iconic interlocking loops on the park’s oldest operating roller coaster, the Loch Ness Monster. In 2018, “Nessie” is celebrating its...
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And yet the Railway at Busch Gardens runs 3 trains with zero trims or mid-course brake runs...
This smells like a conspiracy.
This smells like a conspiracy.
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Not sure if this picture was taken this fall or not, but I love this shot of a dormant Anaconda reflecting off the still water of Lake Charles.
Shoulda had the MCBR later in the ride. Besides it kills off all the energy the ride had in the first half.