Even if passengers and ride operators follow guidelines are roller coasters safe Each year as amusement parks compete to draw in crowds new faster and taller roller coasters are built. In 2011 Japan opened what is claimed to be the world's steepest roller coaster. lts name Takibisha means high-flying car And in fact riders may feel like they are flying or actually falling as they experience its steepest drop form the dizzying height of 141 feet at and angle of 121 degrees. In abu Dhabi the roller coaster Formula Rossa holds the record for the fastest speed at 149 miles per hour. If this sounds fast that's because it is. The average passenger airplane such as a Boeing 757 reaches a speed of about 160 to 180 miles per hour at takeoff.
In Fact the same software and technology being used to develop aircraft like Boeing's is what is making such dramatic heights speeds curves and thrills possible on new roller coaster design firm premier Rides explains in and article for Popular Mechanics that roller coasters are able to reach extreme speeds and heights because of new engineering tools quicker computers and exotic materials he adds that high-tech materials like carbon-fiber composites opened the door to more sophisticated designs because they reduce
weight and the resulting stresses on large support structures. This new technology affets everything from the shape and design of the roller coaster to the motors that power it. For example computer-aided design allows engineering fats resulting in rides like Fahrenheit in Pennsylvania that propels riders down at 97-degree angle. That is seven degrees past a vertical drop. New linear induction motors which are designed to accelerate an object to a very high speed with magnetic waves are used in a ride at Six Flags in the United States. Riders reach speeds of 70 miles per hour in only 4 seconds.