Turbo Drop

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Turbo Drop is a type of tower-based amusement ride manufactured by S&S Power, similar to the company's Space Shot.

Contents 1 Design and operation 2 Variants 3 Appearances 4 External link

[edit] Design and operation

The ride is a vertical drop tower. It uses compressed air to propel a 3-seat car to the top of the tower, at an approximate and average speed of 12 miles per hour. The car is held for multiple seconds, before it is released, dropping almost to the ground. The compressed air 'bounces' the car back to halfway, before it is lowered to the loading dock. As the tower is four-sided, up to twelve passengers can ride simultaneously.

[edit] Variants

S&S Power's Combo Ride combines the Turbo Drop and Space Shot operating modes in a single ride.

[edit] Appearances

• Down Time at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut
• Supreme Scream at Knott's Berry Farm in southern California
• Power Tower, a combo ride, at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio
• Ocean Park in Hong Kong

[edit] External link

• S&S Power's Tower Page Accessed on October 8, 2006. (Many of the links are broken; see here for an archive of the page)