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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry writes:
> "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message
> news:Gy8nM9.EI9@lugnet.com...
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> > really smooth. And big. Did I say big yet? The mags seem to stretch on
> > forever out of the station before you get to the curveup, and the first
> > inversion is just intensely high up there.
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> Actually, believe it or not, Xcelerator doesn't use linear motors or
> magnetics to launch the train.
That's just wild... that will mean that KBF will have two cable launched
coasters, but of course the other one is a lot more standard/off the shelf
at this point.
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| "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:GyALCx.IyI@lugnet.com... (...) Well, to a point! There are only (to the best of my knowledge) 3 flywheel-launched Schwarzkopf shuttle loop coasters left in the world - the rest are (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:Gy8nM9.EI9@lugnet.com... (...) Actually, believe it or not, Xcelerator doesn't use linear motors or magnetics to launch the train. The fins you saw on the launch track are retractable (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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