After seeing a few Vekoma Flyer drop towers I knew that I wanted to build one, But I also knew that mine had to be taken to a whole new level. Enter this thing:
I got the idea for the structure from radio towers, as they were simple yet extremely sturdy. I also thought it looked pretty good on a ride.
Pretty much you strap yourself in and are launched up a 490 foot tower at speeds reaching 95 MPH. The launch pulls 3 Gs, but since they are vertical I figured it was fine.
At the top you enter a holding brake, which stops you while the seats tip straight down, looking at the ground.
You then face five seconds of free fall, during which time the seats return to the upright position, adding in a feeling of disorientation.
This is the point6 where the car hits the brakes at a speed of 101 MPH, into a bone-crushing stop of 4.5 gs (I believe there are drop towers in existence which come near this statistic. I remember at least one reaching 4.3 gs)
So yeah, this thing is f*cking extreme... more updates to come...