Firehawk (roller coaster)
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| Firehawk | |
 Firehawk Logo |
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| Location | Kings Island |
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| Park Section | Coney Mall |
| Type | Steel - Flying |
| Status | Under Construction |
| Manufacturer | Vekoma |
| Model | Flying Dutchman |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 115 feet (35.1 m) |
| Length | 3,340 feet (1,018 m) |
| Max speed | 51 mile per hour (82.1 km/h) |
| Inversions | 5 |
| Duration | 2:10 |
| Max Vertical Angle | 30 degrees |
| Capacity | 800 riders per hour |
| Max G force | 4.3 |
| Height Restriction | 54 inches (137.2 cm) |
| Firehawk at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Firehawk at RCDB | |
Firehawk is a steel flying roller coaster under construction at Kings Island near Cincinnati, Ohio. Originally built at Geauga Lake as X-Flight in 2001, the ride was manufactured by Vekoma. For the 2007 season, park owner Cedar Fair announced it was moving the ride to another yet to be announced park in the chain. On February 3, 2007, Kings Island announced at a returning-employee party that the ride was coming to the park, set to open Memorial Day weekend. The official announcement was on February 5, 2007. According to Kings Island's website, the neon green track and dark gray supports will be re-painted red and steel gray respectively. The ride's trains will be yellow and red.
[edit] Ride elements
- 2 Lie-to-Fly
- 2 Fly-to-Lie
- Horseshoe
- 66' tall loop
- 2 Inline twists
[edit] Trivia
- The ride was meant to recline on the lift hill, rather than in the station, and return to the upright position prior to re-entering the station.
- It is the second of three Vekoma Flying Dutchman coasters.
- The first Vekoma Flying Dutchman to use 'Guest accommodation unit' or GAU motors to recline the trains.
- The first Vekoma Flying Dutchman to have two stations. When operated with two trains, it allowed the operations staff to optionally load and unload two trains at once.
[edit] External links
- Kings Island Press Release
- Park dismantling coaster for move
- Construction Photos on Kings Island Central of Firehawk
- Kings Island Central information - Alternate source of details and stats.
- Construction Photos at KIExtreme
- KIExtreme Firehawk information - Alternate details/stats
- Firehawk at Kings Island
| Roller coasters at Kings Island |
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Adventure Express - The Beast - Face/Off - Fairly Odd Coaster - FireHawk - Flight of Fear - Italian Job: Stunt Track - Little Bill's Giggle Coaster - Racer - Rugrat's Runaway Reptar - Son of Beast - Top Gun - Vortex - |
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