Coming soon- Excelsior.

Some of you might know that a while ago, I made a post stating in essence that Mach 3, while an interesting idea, was poorly executed, and I could do better. While the last statement was admittedly a bit out of line, and was contested by Racecarlock, I was also challenged to back my assertion up with a coaster. I accepted the challenge.

Fast forward a month. Excelsior is now well on the way to completion, with trackwork finished, and supports a bit less than 50% done. This ride will also feature a custom station made out of supports, but I haven't reached that stage in construction yet. But anyway, here's a little preview...





Pictures of the completed phase 1. This is after the 60 MPH launch.



The top hat on phase 2 (90 MPH)



Phase 2's Norwegian loop...



... and one of its airtime hills



This is one of Excelsior's truly unique elements. It starts off as an overbank, then dives into a rolling inversion. I don't even have a name for this yet. This is part of phase 3, launched at 120 MPH.


Another unique element. Similar to a zero-g flip, this element has a 180 degree twist in one direction, followed by a 540 degree twist in the other, all while flying over a zero-g hill.


This GIGANTIC airtime hill, over 400 feet tall (the one that has supports) is what makes Excelsior a strata coaster. It has a beyond vertical ascent and drop, and reaches forces of -1 Gs, the equivalent of hanging upside-down on a stopped coaster.


Here's another view of the huge airtime hill. This is the drop portion. Wow, that's steep!



So, what do you think?

What is the total length?

This coaster looks f*cking epic.

@cool5: 12861.65 feet, the longest in the world.

@mrphilly: Thanks![:D] Don't hold your breath for it to be uploaded though. It takes a LOT of work to support.

What is the ride time?

[slosprint]

some of those transitions look a wee bit uncomfortable. Are the Gs in check?

@cool5: time from dispatch from loading station to stopping in unloading station is 170 seconds. Time from dispatching from loading station to dispatching from loading station again is 250 seconds. Incidentally, the ride capacity is about 1380 pph.

@slosprint: lateral forces are all green on both sides of the train. Positive vertical Gs are mostly green, but go into yellow (but not exceeding 5 Gs) on the top hat, and a couple places in phase 3. Negative vertical Gs are mostly green, but reach -1.6 Gs on the tophat, and -1.7 on the last airtime hill.

Hmm... everything about this ride seems way over the top. Visually, it looks pleasent, but I hope the technical aspects about this ride are in check. Good luck on this monster.

Well, my goal is for this coaster to be something which could technically be built in real life, but given its size it would probably be inpractically expensive.

You need to lessen the negative G's.

I agree, less negative G's

Update:

Excelsior is on indefinite hold. The ride will feature some 3DS terrain and tunnels, and possibly a station. Unfortunately, I can't do terrain in Google Sketchup. However, I am learning to use Blender, which will be used to create the necessary objects once I know how. Excelsior will be released, probably sometime this summer.

TBH, this looks totally cliche Newton...
Which is not a very good thing.

Also, if that barrelroll really is right after the launch, it reallymust be WAY too fast...