What if the brakes break? Are there more brakes in case of brake breaks? And then what if one of those brake break brakes breaks?
Project 2022: Pantheon
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Then we have a larger problem because all magnets on earth suddenly got de-magnetized!
Safety PLC's, redundant sensors, fail safe magnetic brakes, and power loss close friction brakes are all standard safety items on coasters nowadays.
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Image of pull thru testing from a facebook page. Looks like only two train cars though.
They must be testing the worst-case scenario: when the switch track goes off too soon and separates the train in half.
Brambo
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Yeah, I’ve been checking almost every 2 hours. There’s been some interesting stuff from security guards but, sadly, nothing about Pantheon.
The app Snapchat has a a map of the world where people can upload “stories” which are photos or videos to that specific area for the public to view. Employees will occasionally post content from their own personal account that aren't supposed to be view by the public. I’ve seen numerous videos of construction, behind the scenes of HOS, as well as just photos of the park in off season.
Back to Pantheon, not sure if this is helpful information, but it seems like a little less than a month went by between the pull through for Cheetah Hunt to full on testing with water dummies. Pantheon is obviously the more complex ride and is in a totally different climate, but this timeline should help determine when we could see testing.
BTW anyone else think that the pull through testing is one of the funniest parts of testing? Like if there's a problem here....
A construction worker posted a video to “Busch Gardens Williamsburg Insiders” on Facebook. Gives a decent visual of the view from the top of the top hat.
Brambo
Cyberdyne Systems Software Engineer
Damn it this is when we need the new Samsung 100x zoom! If only someone shelled out 1.5 grand for that thing.
Have they not gone much further since yesterday afternoon? Or is this pic from yesterday?
For a coaster out in the open like Pantheon, it is kinda funny. Everything is modeled, so you shouldn't be able to hit anything!!! Something like Verbolten is a different story, with all of the theming that could encroach on the envelope.
Its more for verifying that stators, brakes, sensors, etc are all where they are supposed to be as opposed to making sure that no supports/trees are in the way. If everything is installed right, there is no problem and they can start moving trains, but you don't want to just take off first thing and then hit a stator with the train, destroying the stator(s) and wrecking the magnets/chassis on the train. They add the ride clearance envelope just as a final check.
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