Board index Theme Park Discussions General Theme Park Discussions g forces

g forces

Discuss anything related to theme parks in general.

Post January 16th, 2006, 2:34 pm
Blade User avatar
True Addicts
True Addicts

Posts: 74
Points on hand: 6,325.00 Points
Location: USA
What would be the max ????????? and + lateral g forces for wood and steel?

Post January 16th, 2006, 2:40 pm

Posts: 5367
Points on hand: 1,916.00 Points
Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA

Heres just my opinion.

Steel:

+ 5.4
- 1.5

+ 1.4
- 1.4

Wood

+ 5
- 1.5

+2
-2

Post January 16th, 2006, 2:42 pm

Posts: 1674
Points on hand: 4,378.00 Points
Location: IA, USA

it depends greatly on what type of steel coaster. if it is inverted, i wouldnt go over 5 verts. if it is a sitdown type, i wouldnt go above 6.3. and please understand that you can not sustain those g forces over a period of time. for wood, i wouldnt go above 4.5. for negative g forces on all coasters, i wouldnt go above -1.3

for lateral g forces, i wouldnt reach pass 1.3 but for wild mouse rides there are exceptions. i woudlnt passs 2 lats for mouses.

Post January 16th, 2006, 3:05 pm

Posts: 891
Points on hand: 2,510.00 Points
Location: Highland, Illinois, USA

Woodies I doubt hit 4.5. I'd say more like 3.5. If S:RoS can have -1.5 then I'd say that's the limit.

Post January 16th, 2006, 6:23 pm

Posts: 4138
Points on hand: 3,307.00 Points
Location: Tonawanda, NY, USA



Return to General Theme Park Discussions

 


  • Related topics
    Replies
    Views
    Last post