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* The whole ride is 16 seconds long |
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* It cost a massive $15,000,000 to build |
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* Its trains have four cars each and each |
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===Wikipedia Links=== |
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Revision as of 22:18, 13 March 2006
Opened in 2001 and built by S&S Power, Hypersonic XLC is a roller coaster located at Paramount's Kings Dominion in Hanover County, Virginia.
It was the first roller coaster with a compressed air launch in the world. It is also the only compressed air launch coaster in the USA.
Fact Sheet
- The XLC in Hypersonic XLC stands
for Xtreme Launch Coaster
- Hypersonic XLC stands 165 feet above the ground
- Its largest drop is 133 feet
- It reaches a top speed of 80 mph
- The trains accelerate from 0 to 80 mph in 1.8 seconds
- The whole ride is 16 seconds long
- It cost a massive $15,000,000 to build
- Its trains have four cars each and each
car has two passengers seated side-by-side