Found somehing that dwarfs dragsters launch

I am currently watching a show on history channel called modern marvels. They are doing a show on runways. The us government has a runway surface testing facility to design and test runways for the space shuttle. In order to simulate the speed and weight of the shuttle on the runway, they have a 6 ton slee that they launch with water pressure from 0-250 in under 2 seconds. OH HOW I WANT TO STRAP A SEAT ON THAT BABY!

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Arms down.....Arms down.....Arms down.......Arms down.....Arms down....Arms down...(you think they would get it the first time?!)

TTD-15 Rollbacks-1

I wondered if anyone else would see that.:)

But did you see the amount of G’s it pulled?

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TDD Rollbacks-0
Knockdowns-Pushin 50;)

I didn't see the show, but I wouldn't be suprised if it's over 6 g's. I'm sure it wouldn't be very comfortable to ride.

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Eddy the retard is awesome.

Hey 99er i'm just curious what is "TDD" I have never heard of that ride. :)

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'04 TL Speed Zone
'03 Speed Freaks (Hats n Such)
TTD 72 rides (2 nonpaid rollbacks, 5 paid rollbacks)
TaeKwon-Do First Degree Black Belt. (1st dan)

Steel, my calculations show a 250 mph launch in 2 seconds would yield 5.68 Gs, which makes sense since it twice as fast as Dodonpa and that pulls 2.7 Gs. You are right, it would not be comfortable.

Speed, TTD stands for Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point(the tallest and fastest coaster in the world) - 120 MPH and 420 feet tall.

Tom

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99er said:
TDD Rollbacks-0
Knockdowns-Pushin 50;)

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Hey Tom do u see what I have bolded now does that look like TTD. Now see I was being sarcastic because he misspelled TTD. And apperently you can't read to well or you would have noticed that and just look at my signature. I wonder if working 2 years right by TTD I wonder if I know what TTD is. And don't you think with my 72 rides on TTD this summer I would know what it is. Hmmmmmm I think I do know what it is.

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'04 TL Speed Zone
'03 Speed Freaks (Hats n Such)
TTD 72 rides (2 nonpaid rollbacks, 5 paid rollbacks)
TaeKwon-Do First Degree Black Belt. (1st dan)

You have called me on it. I hang my head in embarrassment!!:(

I guess I had my head in the clouds when I wrote that!:)

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TTD Rollbacks-0
Knockdowns-Pushin 50;)

I'd still take a F-18 ride over that any day....you get the launch off the carrier, about as intense as you can get without harming yourself, and then the biggest drops and all the airtime you want. If there is one group of people I envy, it's definitely fighter pilots.

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"Distance runners are experts at pain, discomfort, and fear."

Navy fighter pilots, specifically, right?
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- John
I Snap Flyers

Speed - you got me - lol - (sorry). I usually surf this board at night and to be honest, never look at signatures.

Tom

Don't the ejection seats on fighter planes pull something around 50 G's??? Yes, it's short, but much more intense than any other typical launch.

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'Screw Crew 2003

The ejection seats frequently cause neck and back injuries. Then again, ejecting is better than crashing with the plane.

The launches on current roller coasters will only cause minor discomfort if at all. When things become intense as to cause moderate to severe discomfort is when it becomes painfull rather than fun.

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Eddy the retard is awesome.

Hey speedzonetl04, since we're talking about signatures, can I ask what you mean by "paid rollbacks". If you don't already know, the launch requires pressing 2 buttons, and the rest is done automatically. So whatever rollbacks you had weren't planned or caused by any ride operator, and I'm wondering who got the money for it, cause I sure didn't!

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Brent Haley
Gemini Crew '02
Dragster Crew '03 and maybe '04

I think he's saying he got rollbacks while being paid to test ride the ride.

Kind of like how I used to get paid to surf the net.. Because I'd surf the net while at work. :)

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2004 Power Tower Crew

He's talking about media shoots. As explained here.

Working on Dragster, you should have known about those.

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TTD Rollbacks-0
Knockdowns-Pushin 50;)
*** This post was edited by 99er 2/2/2004 2:18:04 PM ***

Hey Brent,
(Deja vu for this summer with me getting all "technical")
Technically, we as ride ops could have caused a rollback if we pressed E-stop during the middle of the launch, as proven by the power outage, and any of the hydraulic system E-stops we had. Now granted, anybody that would have done that would no longer be at Dragster and possibly no longer employeed. But, regardless, a ride op could cause a rollback.

BTW, I miss cycling the ride with you on Fridays, Brent.
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TTD '03 Crew
69 Launches - 65 Complete Circuits
Which of the 4 TL's will be listed in the SOP manual?

okay boys lets not say anything were going to regret! Happy CP thoughts alrighty! rollback no rollback, paid unpaid, two buttons three buttons it doesn't matter!

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2004 Mean Streak ATL
2003 Magnum Crew
2002 Mean Streak Crew

Patrick!! Hey! I miss you :( I'm assuming you have a real job by now and aren't coming back so make sure you visit atleast 4 times, ok?

By the way 99er lol... I wasn't trying to be rude or prove that he's just making it up or whatever you may have thought, I was just wondering. :)

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Brent Haley
Gemini Crew '02
Dragster Crew '03

keep saying stuff guys..its soo funny when brent answers back..i see things the way he does, and patrick....unless youve actually read the manual and worked the controls there is really no way to actually have the knowledge of how it works....im sure all of you who post on here are very knowledgeable about the ride and you love it but there are things that even intamin doesnt even know about the ride that i bet the crew that had to be there 24 hours a day like patrick, brent, amy j, christen...they know...but it is amusing to read so keep posting please!!!

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TC crew 95
Tiques ATL 96
Raptor 97
Corkscrew/Troika ATL/GeminiATL 02
Mean Streak ATL/ Gemini TL 03
Zone 4 Assistant Sup 04

I saw that show also, too bad the force would cause sever injury.