Flight Deck (Great America)
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| Top Gun | |
| Location | California's Great America |
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| Type | Steel - Inverted |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | March 19, 1993 |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Designer | Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH |
| Model | Custom |
| Height | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Drop | 91 ft (28 m) |
| Length | 2,260 ft (690 m) |
| Max speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
| Inversions | 3 |
| Duration | 2:26 |
| Capacity | 1330 riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 4 ft 6 in (140 cm) |
| Top Gun at RCDB Pictures of Top Gun at RCDB |
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Flight Deck is a roller coaster located at California's Great America in Northern California. Built by Bolliger & Mabillard, Flight Deck made its debut March 19, 1993. It is the park's most popular ride. This was Bolliger & Mabillard's second inverted coaster behind Batman: The Ride at Six Flags Great America. The third inverted coaster from Bolliger & Mabillard opened a little under two months later at Six Flags Great Adventure. The inverted roller coaster has become Bolliger & Mabillard's most popular brand of coaster. Flight Deck at Great America isn't quite as tall, nor as fast or long (in length) as its partner, Afterburn at Carowinds. At the end of the 2007 season, the ride was renamed from Top Gun to Flight Deck, and renamed again in January as Afterburn. It was then renamed back to Flight Deck.
Flight Deck was also featured in a commercial for Excedrin in 2007. Flight Deck was named Top Gun when Great America was owned by Paramount Parks.
