Imigwaqo emisha ehlanganisa ama-Best of Both Types of Coasters
Sekuyiminyaka, ama-coaster we-roller ayefana kakhulu. Abaningi babo babonisa izakhiwo zokhuni, ngokuvamile zihlelwe nge-lattice ne-peinted white. Amathrekhi abo ayevame ukukwenziwa ngamapulangwe asemapulangwe anezinsimbi ezincane futhi ezincane lapho izitimela ezinezinsimbi zensimbi ziyogoqa khona.
Kodwa ngo-1959, i-Disneyland Park, ngokubambisana nomkhiqizi we-Arrow Dynamics, yafaka uMatterhorn Bobsleds, i-coaster yokuqala ye-steel tubular.
Ngokusebenzisa isakhiwo sensimbi, ithrekhi yensimbi ye-tubular, kanye nezitimela ezinamasondo e-polyurethane, iMatterhorn yashintsha imboni. Njengoba kwavela amanye ama-coasters ensimbi, izivakashi zepaki zakwazi ukubhekana nezinhlobo ezimbili ezihlukene ze-coasters: ukhuni nensimbi.
Ngo-2011, amaFlegi ayisithupha Phezu kweTexas naseRoyy Mountain Construction akhipha i- New Texas Giant . Futhi, umkhiqizi wepaki nokugibela uguqule imboni ngokudala isigaba sesithathu somshini wokuthakazelisa: i-hybrid yamapulangwe nezinsimbi zensimbi. Kodwa yini ngempela lolu hlobo olusha?
Impendulo emfushane yukuthi ukugibela okufana ne-New Texas Giant ukushada ithrekhi yensimbi kuya kwesakhiwo sokhuni. Kuningi kunalokho, noma kunjalo.
Okokuqala, umlando omncane: Ama-coasters ama-hybrid, ngesimo esisodwa noma enye, empeleni ayekade ehlala isikhathi eside. Ngokuvamile abantu bayamangala lapho bethola ukuthi amanye ama-coasters asebekhulile, afana ne-Cyc-1927 Cyclone e-Coney Island , enomkhondo wendabuko wezinkuni kodwa asebenzise isakhiwo sensimbi.
Isakhiwo se-cyclone se-lattice esimhlophe singase sibonakale singumuthi, kodwa senziwe ngensimbi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi, iziphatha ngendlela efana nokuthi ngokuvamile ibhekwa njenge-coaster yamapulangwe. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kukhona ama-coasters afana neGemini e-Cedar Point ehlanganisa ithrekhi yensimbi ye-tubular enezakhiwo zokhuni. Ngenxa yethrekhi yayo yensimbi, i-Gemini isisekelo sensimbi.
Ngokuvamile, i-Gemini neCony Island i-Cyclone ingabhekwa njengama-hybrid. (Kungaba kuhle ukubiza uhambo olufana nokuziphindiselela kuMammy ku-Universal Studios , okufaka izinto zombili ezinama-roller coaster kanye nama- dark ride , njenge-cobrid coaster kanye.) Kodwa ngenxa yalesi sihloko, chaza i-hybrid i-coaster ensimbi yamapulangwe njengenethi yezinto ezichazwe kahle ezilandela isithombe esisha se-New Texas ku-Six Flags Over Texas. Ngokuyinhloko, kungumzila.
Hhayi nje noma iyiphi ithrekhi yensimbi
Ngokusho kukaFred Grubb, umnikazi we-Rocky Mountain Construction, ukuguqulwa kwe-coaster hybrid kwakudingeka kakhulu ekudingeni ukuba ngumama wokuqalwa esikhundleni secebo elikhulu. Amapaki, kufaka phakathi kwezinye izinketho ze-Six Flags, ayebize inkampani yakhe ukuba azame ukulungisa nokulungisa i-aging, ama-coasters amabi ngokhuni ngokuwalandela kabusha. Njengeqembu lokubamba iqhaza likamasipala eligcwalisa ama-potholes ngemva kobusika obukhulu, ukulungiswa kuzosebenza okwesikhashana, kodwa ama-coasters angabuya ngendlela engavamile. I-Grubb neqembu lakhe bacabanga ukuthi kwakufanele kube nendlela engcono.
Isixazululo sabo: Phuma ngaphandle kwendabuko ye-coaster yamapulangwe bese uyishintsha ngensimbi eyodwa. Kodwa hhayi nje noma iyiphi ithrekhi. Esikhundleni somkhondo wensimbi we-tubular, abantu baseRedy Mountain bahlakulela ithrekhi yensimbi ebizwa ngokuthi i-"IBox" ebizwa ngokuthi "i-Iron Horse" ithrekhi.
Njengoba igama layo lisho, ithrekhi entsha ihlotshaniswa nencwadi ethi "I." Amasondo omhlahlandlela oqeqesha ama-coaster, atholakala ezinhlangothini zamabandla wesondo, afaneleke emigwaqweni edalwe yiziqongqo kanye nezindawo ze-"I." Njenge-coaster yensimbi, izitimela ezihamba nge-Rocky Mountain ezihamba nge-hybrid zisebenzisa amasondo e-polyurethane. Amasondo ahamba phambili eduze nendawo ephezulu ye-IBox ithrekhi.
Ukuhlanganiswa kwezakhi (ikakhulukazi ithrekhi ye-IBox) kuvumela ukugibela okushelelayo okukhumbuza ama-coasters angcono kakhulu, kodwa ama-coasters ama-hybride ngandlela-thile agcina ubunikazi bawo be-coaster bobuciko obukhulu futhi obukhulu ngesikhathi esifanayo. Izimoto ezifana kakhulu nazo zitholakala kuma-coasters ezinkuni kunezingsimbi.
Ithrekhi ye-IBox ibuye ivumele ukugibela kwe-hybrid ukulinganisa ama-coasters ensimbi ngendlela evelele: Ihlanganisa ukungena.
Kuyinto enhle uma ukukhathazeka okuhlangenwe nakho ukugibela i-coaster-ish coaster bese uhlangabezana nomqulu womgqomo noma enye into topsy-turvy. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuguquguquka, njengalabo bonke abagibeli be-hybrid coaster, bahamba kahle ngokushelela.
Ngokwenza uphenyo lokuguqulwa kabusha kwezingoma ezikhungweni zezinkukhu ezikhulile, i-Rocky Mountain iye yaguqula ngokujulile izidakamizwa ezimbi zasendle zibe iziko zasendle. Inkampani ngokuvamile igcina isisekelo esiyisisekelo sokugibela kwangempela futhi isebenzisa iningi lezinhlaka zazo zokhuni. Cishe konke ukugibela kwasekudala sekube yizintandokazi ezibucayi nezithandani. Futhi amapaki nabalandeli bayamemeza ukuthi inkampani yenza i-voodoo ukuthi yenza kahle kakhulu kunoma iyiphi inombolo yamanye ama-woodies amadala, amahle.
Izibonelo ze-coasters ze-Wooden-Steel Coasters:
- Iron Rattler ku-Six Flags Fiesta Texas
- I-Colossus ephihliwe e-Six Flags Magic Mountain
- Iphepho elibi emaFlegi ayisithupha eNew England
- I-New Giant yase-Texas e-Six Flags Over Texas
I-Medusa ku-Six Flags Mexico
Izikhathi eziphelelwe yisikhathi ku-Kings Dominion
Isiphephelo esiphezulu esiphezulu kuma-Six Flags Over Georgia
Impindiselo Yensimbi eCedar Point
AWAKHO amaHlbridi
Ngendlela, i-Rocky Mountain iye yaphayona enye innovation entsha yamapulangwe: ithrekhi "Topper". Njenge-coaster yendabuko yokhuni, isebenzisa isakhiwo sokhuni kanye nomzila oqukethe izigxoke zokhuni ezenziwe ngensimbi. Esikhundleni sensimbi encane yensimbi, noma kunjalo, ithrekhi ephezulu ye-Topper iyinkimbinkimbi futhi inkulu ngensimbi ehlanganisa yonke into ephezulu yesigxobo sokhuni. Izitimela zalo zisebenzisa amasondo e-polyurethane kunamasondo ensimbi. Njengokugibela kwe-hybrid okusebenzisa ithrekhi ye-IBox, ama-coasters ahlomile ahamba phambili abuye akwazi ukuguqulwa. (Futhi njenge-IBox egibele, ziyi-coasters ezimangalisayo.) Isibonelo sezingqimba eziphezulu zezingoma ezihlanganisa i- Goliath kuma-Six Flags Great America ne- Lightning Rod e-Dollywood .
Ngenxa yalesi sihloko, ake sicabangele ukugibela kweRedy Mountain okusebenzisa ithrekhi ephezulu e-coasters futhi hhayi ama-hybrids. (Nakuba ngiyaqonda ukuthi i-Topper ithrekhi namasondo e-polyurethane ahluke kwi-coaster yendabuko.)
Kuze kube yilolu phuzu, wonke ama-coaster we-Topper ithrekhi amasha ukuthi i-Rocky Mountain ikhiphe kusukela emhlabathini. Futhi wonke ama-coasters ama-hybrid we-IBox ahamba phambili aphindaphindiwe ngama-coasters ekhona ngokhuni-nakuba kungekho isizathu esicacile ukuthi kungani i-Rocky Mountain ayikwazanga ukwakha i-coaster entsha entsha ye-brand nge-IBox ithrekhi.