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{{Infobox Ride
|game1=Loopy Landscapes
|pic=Air Powered Vertical Coaster.png▼
|game2=RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
|type=Roller Coaster▼
|game3=RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
|descr=A coaster involving a fast launch then a <br> 90° incline, followed by a 90° drop.▼
|name = Air Powered Roller Coaster
|cost=6,750+▼
|size=Medium - Large (variable)▼
|game=[[Loopy Landscapes]], [[RollerCoaster Tycoon 2]], <br> [[RollerCoaster Tycoon 3]]▼
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}}
The '''Air Powered Vertical Coaster''' is a roller coaster type introduced in the ''[[Loopy Landscapes]]'' expansion for ''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon]]'' and featured in all subsequent mainline installments. It is a steel launched roller coaster that uses an air-powered launch system to boost the train out of the station to extreme speeds.
===Construction===▼
Track consists of steel girders. Trains run on rubber tires to give a smooth ride, with up-stop wheels below.▼
▲Track consists of steel girders built upon massive supports. Trains run on classical rubber tires to give the guests a
===Special Track Elements===
* Banked Curves
* Vertical Track
* Top Track
* Ground to vertical incline
* Vertical to ground incline
* On-ride photo section (OpenRCT2 and RCT3 only)
===Vehicles===
<div class="ridebox-list">
▲*Air Powered Coaster Train
{{Ridebox2D|Air Powered Vertical Coaster|RCT2}}
{{Ridebox2D|Boomerang Coaster|RCT2}}
{{Ridebox2D|Hot Rod Coaster|RCT2}}
</div>
===Ride rating penalties===
The Air Powered Vertical Coaster has the following ride rating penalty:
{| class="wikitable"
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Ride stat
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Requirement
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Ratings affected
|-
| Highest drop height
| 34 m (82 ft)
| Excitement: 75%
|}
==
===RollerCoaster Tycoon 2===
====Build menu only====
* Wings of Apollo
* Dragster (Time Twister expansion only, uses Hot Rod Trains)
====Scenarios====
*Powered launch▼
* Vertical Spike ([[Grand Canyon]])
=== RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 ===
===Other Info===▼
====Build menu only====
*The train is launched out of the station using an air-powered launch system. To achieve a comfortable ride, the launch speed should be carefully chosen so the train is travelling at minimum speed over the crest of the hill.▼
* Twin Thunder
==Operating Modes==
▲* Powered launch
*This coaster can only have 1 train, even if your station platform is long enough to support two trains.▼
▲* The train is launched out of the station using an air-powered launch system. To achieve a comfortable ride, the launch speed should be carefully chosen so the train is travelling at minimum speed over the crest of the hill.
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▲* This coaster can only have
* Strangely, the track requires a full circuit in order to operate but in RCT1 and OpenRCT2, this coaster can be designed like a half-pipe coaster. Be careful though, both slopes must be high enough (at least 4 or 6 pieces) in order to prevent an accident.
* Like the [[Reverse Freefall Coaster]], [[Inverted Impulse Coaster]], [[Mine Ride]], and [[Heartline Twister Coaster]], this coaster does not get the infamous "(Station) Brakes Failure" breakdown.
* In RCT2, if you build some banked curves, remember to place banked-to-normal pieces before placing the slopes. Otherwise, the ride will either not count as completed (RCT2 and RCT Classic) or crash (RCT1, RCT3, and OpenRCT2).
* The [[excitement]], [[intensity]], and [[nausea]] of these will always be very high or at least high.
* In OpenRCT2, the Air Powered Vertical Coaster's highest drop height penalty was wrong in relation to the original RCT2, dividing the excitement by 2 instead of 4 if the ride did not have a highest drop height stat of at least 34 m (82 ft). This has been fixed as of the v0.4.1 release on July 4, 2022.
* The Air Powered Vertical Coaster can be more profitable than many other coasters due to its incredibly high rating multipliers, with 44 for excitement, 66 for intensity (the highest of any ride type so far in the game), and 10 for nausea. This means that it is possible to charge the maximum of $20 for a short design.
[[File:Air Power Build.jpg|left|thumb|330x330px]]
{{RollerCoaster Tycoon Rides & Attractions 2D}}
▲*The Air Powered Coaster is made by the company S&S (who bought out Arrow Dynamics in 2002). There are two notable roller coasters of this distinct type and they are HyperSonic XLC (abbr. Xtreme Launch Coaster) which was removed in 2007, and Dodonpa (once was the world's fastest roller coaster) in Japan. There have been make overs of the Air powered coaster (all by S&S) and the latest remake was ring°racer in Germany, which reached a top speed of over 130 mph.
[[Category:Roller Coasters]]
[[Category:Roller coasters added in Loopy Landscapes]]
[[Category:Roller coasters in RCT2]]
[[Category:Roller coasters in RCT3]]
[[Category:Rides]]
[[Category:Attractions]]
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