Flying Aces (roller coaster)

Flying Aces
Flying Aces
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi
Location	Ferrari World Abu Dhabi
Coordinates	24°29′03″N 54°36′16″E / 24.4841°N 54.6044°E
Status	Operating
Opening date	24 February 2016
General statistics
Type	Steel
Manufacturer	Intamin
Model	Wing Coaster (Intamin)
Lift/launch system	Cable lift hill
Height	63 m (207 ft)
Length	1,500 m (4,921 ft)
Speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Inversions	1
Capacity	1,008 riders per hour
G-force	5
Height restriction	130 cm (4 ft 3 in)
Trains	2 trains with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 28 riders per train.
	Flying Aces at RCDB

Flying Aces is a steel roller coaster at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was manufactured by Intamin and opened on 24 February 2016. It is the second Wing Coaster manufactured by Intamin and reaches a height of 63 metres (207 ft), has a maximum speed of 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph), and features 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) of track.^[2] For safety reasons, the ride has a height restriction (130–196 cm) in place.^[3]

Characteristics

Flying Aces is themed after Francesco Baracca, an Italian flying ace who was the designer and first user of Ferrari's logo, the Prancing Horse. Its queue depicts scenes of World War I air combat, and includes a hangar, barracks, training camp, and projected mural of airplanes flying in the sky.^[4] The ride's trains are made to look like biplanes.^[3]

Ride experience

Immediately upon leaving the station, riders begin to ascend the 63-metre (207 ft)^[2] cable lift hill at an angle of 51 degrees and a speed of 30 kilometres per hour (19 mph).^[5] The train then descends the main drop, reaching a maximum speed of 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph).^[2] Immediately after the drop, the train then turns right and enters a 52-metre (171 ft)^[2] non-inverting loop. The train then travels through several banked turns and hills before entering a heartline roll near the end of the ride. Shortly after the heartline roll, the train enters the final brake run.^[6]

Trains

The trains used on Flying Aces feature seven rows, each seating four riders. This makes for a total capacity of 28 riders per train. Flying Aces is the second Wing Coaster by Intamin, following Skyrush at Hersheypark.^[7]