Rollback On Maverick?

It is possible that there could be a rollback on Maverick? After the second launch? Just curious.
*** Edited 9/17/2006 7:21:22 PM UTC by CPboy77***

One would think it could indeed happen...
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its possible

That would be awesome!

Well it really did seem to go fast over the hill after the launch, I agree that it would be fun but I don't thnk that will happen.

Wouldnt you just keep shooting up the launch section until it finally stopped?

No... and especially not with the way LSMs work.

CPboy77 said:
That would be awesome!

Why? This isn't Dragster we're talking about. The hill's maybe 70 ft. tall and its not a vertical ascent, so rolling back really wouldn't be that "awesome." It would be the equivilent of valleying, only much less of a problem.

"Awesome" could depend on whether or not the train behind you stops. :)

No, there will be no rollbacks with Maverick.

ramboozle said:

CPboy77 said:
That would be awesome!

Why? This isn't Dragster we're talking about. The hill's maybe 70 ft. tall and its not a vertical ascent, so rolling back really wouldn't be that "awesome." It would be the equivilent of valleying, only much less of a problem.

Well think about it! I mean you get a longer ride...

Or (more likely) you get long wait followed by a short walk down the launch to the emergency exit. I'd rather there not be any roll backs.

From what I can tell. My best guess is that in the instance of a malfunction of the lift, brake fins will deploy from under the lift. If you look at the photos of the lift segments there are slots along the right side of the track along with cross members below the track crossing right under the slots. Most likely for pnuematically actuated magnetic brake fins like on TTD.

This would not stop the train, this would prevent the train from prolonged acceleration down the lift. The train would slowly crawl back down the lift and stop on that single train-length flat transport segment just in front of the station.

I doubt it. I think you're seeing the mounting positions for the LSM's.

The brakes will probably be very similar in style to those found on California Screamin.

I thought we already determined there will NOT be brakes besides the LSMs on the lift?

Determined?! Without such a protocol, the riders would be at the mercy of the PLC and its many glitches. 3 tons of steel and fiberglass moving at around 50 mph at the base of the lift toward the station is no beast that will be stopped without damage. If the driving premise behind that assumption is the lack of stairs then perhaps the idea should be entertained once again. btw. i have never seen LSMs as a 1 inch thin blade nor have i seen mounts that require that deep of a cavity but i have seen brake fins just like it. The LSMs should be mounted in the middle if anything.

The LSMs are mounted down the center of the track. See here. The brake fins are mounted to the outside of the train and thus outside the track. The LSM's will take up most of the space available down the middle of the track, so there really isn't room to put in a retractable brake there..

The train could roll back down the hill, and it would stop at the first kicker wheel. I'm not sure though if the LSM's would act similar to a magnetic braking system though, or if the train would be allowed to pretty much free-fall back down the hill. If its option B, then you would need some kind of holding brake on the hill in case of a power loss.

I'm guessing the LSMs operate like the magnetic brakes on TTD and MF. That's probably why there are LSMs on the flat part at the bottom of the lift too. Then there are drive tires after that.

That would be pretty freaky for someone that wasn't familiar with the technology on the coaster if it started rolling backwards though. Like, with a regular coaster, everyone knows it stops if it breaks down. But, with LSMs, if they just roll backwards, I bet a lot of people would start freaking out. LOL!!

Also, Jugga - Cali Screamin' is LIM, not LSM :).

It uses friction brakes mounted on the sides, Maverick will not have that.