| Flight Deck | |
| Location | California's Great America |
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| Status | Operating |
| Opened | March 19, 1993 |
| Type | Steel - Inverted |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Designer | Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH |
| Model | Custom |
| Height | 102 ft (31 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 |
| Max G force | 4.5 |
| Height restriction | 4 ft 6 in (137 cm) |
| Flight Deck at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Flight Deck at RCDB | |
| Amusement Parks Portal | |
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 as Top Gun. 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 California's 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, only to have the name reverted back to Flight Deck.
Flight Deck was also featured in a commercial for Excedrin in 2007.
The ride begins with a small right-hand turn followed by the lift hill. The drop at the top of the hill begins with a sharp left turn. After the drop, there is a vertical loop. The ride then performs a 3/4 turn to the right followed by a Zero G roll. There are a couple mild turns. After this, there is a small drop immediately followed by a corkscrew. The ride features another 3/4 turn, this time to the left. Finally, the train turns right into the loading station.
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