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*This coaster can only have 1 train, even if your station platform is long enough to support two trains. |
*This coaster can only have 1 train, even if your station platform is long enough to support two trains. |
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* Strangely, the track requires a full circuit in order to operate but in RCT, 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. |
* Strangely, the track requires a full circuit in order to operate but in RCT, 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. |
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* Like [[Reverse Freefall Coaster]], this coaster does |
* Like the [[Reverse Freefall Coaster]], this coaster does not get the infamous "Station Brakes Failure" breakdown. |
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* In RCT2, if you build some banked curves, remember to place banked-to-normal pieces before placing the slopes. Else the ride will either not count as completed (RCT1&2) or crash (RCT3). |
* In RCT2, if you build some banked curves, remember to place banked-to-normal pieces before placing the slopes. Else the ride will either not count as completed (RCT1&2) or crash (RCT3). |
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* The [[excitement]], [[intensity]], and [[nausea]] of these will always be very high. |
* The [[excitement]], [[intensity]], and [[nausea]] of these will always be very high. |
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===In Real Life=== |
===In Real Life=== |
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*The Air Powered Coaster is made by the company S&S (which 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, however these later models differ substantially from the original. |
*The Air Powered Coaster is made by the company S&S (which 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, however these later models differ substantially from the original. |
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