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Here are the videos I filmed:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C11R8jeTzB0[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERGmNoBZ4VU[/youtube]
 
Great videos Jerry!

At this point, I haven't a clue how testing will... look. That is, what to expect with how fast trains go through the course. With such wild turns and elements, there will certainly be a lot going on.
 
Hyde said:
Great videos Jerry!

At this point, I haven't a clue how testing will... look. That is, what to expect with how fast trains go through the course. With such wild turns and elements, there will certainly be a lot going on.
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inb4 IT'S SOOOOO SLOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW :wink:
 
Has the snow affected construction sched? I live in Canada about 75 miles north of Maine and we're buried this winter. 12 ft snow in last month. I know NE has been hit pretty hard too
 
So apparently Wicked Cyclone had a bit of mid construction re-design, and had made one of its banked turns near the Zero-G into an OUTERbanked hill.

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So instead of the 3 overbanks, it will go Banked turn -> Outerbank hill -> Banked Turn -> 1st Zero-G roll
 
This is like a very attractive actress wanting to join you when your already with another very attractive actress. I'm not gonna say no.
 
^ I'd say more the girl next door who you know for years, then learn she has a sultry past.
 
Snoo said:
This is like a very attractive actress wanting to join you when your already with another very attractive actress. I'm not gonna say no.
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I'd say it's more like your entire hall pass list shows up on your doorstep and Morgan Freeman and James Earl Jones narrate the goings on.
 
Here's a close up of the train which has arrived on site. Not sure how I feel about all the gray.

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Trains aren't the nicest, but basically it probably won't be the main thing going through rider's minds while they're on this bad boy. Looks amazing, I seriously can't even wait for testing to start.
 
Something that has not been mentioned yet: Wicked Cyclone is utilizing urethane wheels instead of steel wheels. I wonder how that will affect the ride experience - will it somehow ride more smoothly? Will the wheels require less maintenance?

One thing to note although the effects will probably be unnoticeable:

Urethane is softer than steel, and so these wheels will exhibit a greater rolling resistance. Pulling values off of various websites, steel railroad wheels running on steel track exhibit about 0.001 for a rolling resistance coefficient as opposed to urethane rolling on a steel floor exhibiting a rolling resistance coefficient of 0.030.

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/rolli ... _1303.html

http://www.plantengineering.com/single- ... 5db65.html


One thing to note: these numbers are generalized values and were not tested on the coaster itself. The only thing one should gather from this little data mining session is that Wicked Cyclone will basically run slower at the end of the ride compared to if it had steel wheels. I do not feel like analyzing the entire coaster, but the difference might be less than 1 MPH. Although this design choice might be a good thing because if the animation holds true, this ride is going to run like a bat out of hell.
 
Do other Iron Horse RMC's run urethane wheels? They are silk smooth, and would be difficult to imagine as having steel wheels. To that end, what about Outlaw Run - what wheels does it use?

As far as maintenance, I would imagine urethane does require more maintenance than steel, only as steel is a more durable material. This would make it a trade off, but one that absolutely goes to the benefit of ride smoothness and ability for tight elements, thanks to maintaining better contact with the track.
 
I thought the other RMCs had steel wheels. I found a picture of OR's wheels taken at IAAPA on their display car but I'm on my phone waiting for calc to start so I can't show it. But I did think that all RMC trains used steel wheels, I even recall them mentioning it specifically at IAAPA the year they mentioned they would be making their own trains in the future.
 
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