The Euro-Fighter is a type of steel roller coaster developed by Gerstlauer . First launched in 2003, the trademark feature of the roller coaster is its beyond-vertical drop, which reaches an angle greater than 90 degrees. Although the majority of Euro-Fighters are custom designed for each installation, every design so far has included the trademark drop. A number of different track elements are possible, including vertical loops , diving loops and barrel rolls . Almost all Euro-Fighter models have a vertical chain-driven lift hill , although LSM launch systems are also available.
5-512: Riders are transported in individual cars around the track, which feature two rows of four seats. Two exceptions are Huracan at the Belantis amusement park in Germany and Dare Devil Dive at Six Flags Over Georgia, which both feature cars similar to those used on Gerstlauer's launched roller coasters. The cars have over-the-shoulder restraints and may be themed (to an extent) according to
10-401: A kiddie coaster—and one of the smallest kiddie coasters in the world —was built to match Huracan. This coaster was built in 2014, is only 23 metres (75 ft) in length, and is named Huracanito . As with all Euro-Fighters, Huracan's most noteworthy feature is its steeper-than-vertical first hill, which falls at an angle of 97 degrees. The coaster has a total of five inversions, including
15-519: A vertical lift and an LSM launch in the same circuit. Huracan (Belantis) Huracan is a steel roller coaster at Belantis amusement park in Leipzig , Germany. Huracan is one of two Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter model roller coasters in Germany, the other being Fluch von Novgorod . Huracan was originally intended to be delivered to the proposed F1-X Dubai amusement park in Dubai , but
20-726: The Financial crisis of 2007–08 and the Great Recession led to the cancellation of the coaster's installation in Dubai. Instead, the coaster was acquired by Belantis amusement park for €5,000,000 and the coaster was opened on 26 June 2010. Nikolaus Job, the CEO of Belantis has stated he expected the installation of Huracan would lead to a 10 to 15 percent growth in visitor volume. The installation of Huracan has also led to other rides at Belantis being themed to match Huracan. For example,
25-461: The customer's requirements. Dare Devil Dive's cars were the first to use a new lap-bar only restraint system in 2011 and were used on several following models. Over-the-shoulder restraints continued to be offered on Euro-Fighters and an updated design eventually appeared on Defiance in 2022. Flucht von Novgorod , located at Hansa Park in Germany , was the first Euro-Fighter to incorporate both
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