Comments on: ºÚÁϳԹÏs give Cedar Point’s Power Tower riders a choice to free fall or skyrocket 240 ft. /pneumatics-gives-power-tower-riders-choice-free-fall-rocketing-240-ft/ Tips, Trends, Resources, News and Information Mon, 16 Sep 2019 02:19:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 By: Charles Bevan /pneumatics-gives-power-tower-riders-choice-free-fall-rocketing-240-ft/#comment-376195 Mon, 16 Sep 2019 02:19:07 +0000 http://www.pneumatictips.com/?p=3691#comment-376195 I am considering riding the Power Tower at Cedar Point on the Space Shot Tower going up fast. When you go down on that side how does the speed going down compare to the fast drop side of Power Tower? From the You Tube videos it appears to go down fast on both sides.

]]> By: William K. /pneumatics-gives-power-tower-riders-choice-free-fall-rocketing-240-ft/#comment-213624 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 00:22:52 +0000 http://www.pneumatictips.com/?p=3691#comment-213624 The drive system with the cable loop and cylinder is almost identical to the system we used to drive crash sleds. It works very well and with good pressure control it is very repeatable.
BUt I would caution folks that the operation is a “Ballistic Fling”, meaning that after the launch there is no such thing as an emergency stop, since the expanding air will keep on driving even if the supply valve is closed. This became a real issue when one european customer started complaining that the system was unsafe because there was no emergency stop feature. We explained that there are several interlocks such that the failure of any two system elements could not result in an unintentional launch, and that any single failure of a system element would inhibit the progress of the launch preparation sequence. The system was safe because the launch required multiple deliberate actions from the operator, who was responsible for verifying that the area was secure.

]]> By: Cedar Point’s Top Thrill Dragster relies on the power density of hydraulics /pneumatics-gives-power-tower-riders-choice-free-fall-rocketing-240-ft/#comment-211135 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:25:43 +0000 http://www.pneumatictips.com/?p=3691#comment-211135 […] at the variable speed drives on the Gatekeeper, the linear induction motors on Wicked Twister, pneumatics on Power Tower, and elevator cable lifts on Millennium […]

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