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Gerstlauer

Gerstlauer Amusement Rides GmbH is a German manufacturer of stationary and transportable amusement rides and roller coasters, located in Münsterhausen, Germany.-History:...

 Euro-Fighter is a popular roller coaster design built by Gerstlauer. It was launched in 2003 and now has many installations around the world, including a number yet to be completed. 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, barrel roll

Barrel roll

A barrel roll is an aerial maneuver in which an airplane makes a complete rotation on its longitudinal axis while following a helical path, approximately maintaining its original direction. It is sometimes described as "a combination of a loop and a roll"...

s etc. In addition, every Euro-Fighter has a vertical chain lift hill

Lift hill

A lift hill, or chain hill, is often the initial upward-sloping section of track on a typical roller coaster that initially transports the roller coaster train to an elevated point or peak in the roller coaster ride...

, often (but not always) preceding the 'beyond vertical' drop.

Riders are transported in individual cars around the track, which feature two rows of four seats. An exception is Huracan at the Belantis amusement park in Germany, which features 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 the customer's requirements.

Fluch von Novgorod, located at Hansa Park in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 was the first Euro-Fighter to incorporate both a vertical lift and an LSM

Linear motor

A linear motor is an electric motor that has had its stator and rotor "unrolled" so that instead of producing a torque it produces a linear force along its length...

 launch in the same circuit.

Installations

Name	Model	Park	Opened	Status
Vild-Svinet	Euro-Fighter Model 500/8	BonBon-Land	2003	Operating
Typhoon	Euro-Fighter Model 670/8	Bobbejaanland Bobbejaanland Bobbejaanland is a renowned theme park in Lichtaart, Belgium. It was founded by Bobbejaan Schoepen, a Flemish singer, guitarist, and entertainer who enjoyed international popularity in the fifties and early sixties. After 15 years he got weary of touring. In 1960 he decided to build his own music...	2004	Operating
Speed: No Limits Speed (roller coaster) Speed is a roller coaster at Oakwood Theme Park, Pembrokeshire, UK. It is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter and contains a 90° chain lift hill and a 97° first drop. The ride uses four trains, each consisting of two rows, each with four across seating and can carry eight people per train. The trains use...	Euro-Fighter (Custom)	Oakwood Theme Park Oakwood Theme Park Oakwood Theme Park is a theme park in Pembrokeshire, Wales which attracts over 400,000 visitors each year....	2006	Operating
Rage	Euro-Fighter Model 320+	Adventure Island Adventure Island (amusement park) Adventure Island is a free-admission amusement park in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, UK which has 33 different rides and attractions as well as a gift shop and catering outlets. The current site of the amusement park flanks the north end of Southend Pier and has been an amusement park since 1976 when the...	2007	Operating
Mystery Mine Mystery Mine Mystery Mine is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter roller coaster at Dollywood, a theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The ride is heavily themed as a haunted mining operation from the 19th century, with sections taking place outdoors and within a large building that features special effects...	Euro-Fighter (Custom)	Dollywood Dollywood Dollywood is a theme park owned by entertainer Dolly Parton and the Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation. It is located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Dollywood has 3,000 people on its payroll, making it the largest employer in that community....	2007	Operating
SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge is a loop and corkscrew Eurofighter roller coaster located at Nickelodeon Universe in the Mall of America, Bloomington, Minnesota. It is the shortest Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter roller coaster to date, standing only 67 feet tall; yet it has a 97 degree drop...	Euro-Fighter (Custom)	Nickelodeon Universe	2008	Operating
SAW: The Ride	Euro-Fighter (Custom)	Thorpe Park Thorpe Park Thorpe Park is a theme park located in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK. It was built in 1979 on the site of a gravel pit which was partially flooded, the intention of creating a water based theme for the park. The park's first large roller coaster, Colossus, was added in 2002...	2009	Operating
Falcon	Euro-Fighter Model 320+	Duinrell Duinrell Duinrell is an amusement park situated in Wassenaar, Netherlands. It also contains a caravan park and a camp-site. Duinrell has been critically acclaimed for its attraction park with swimming pool , which has the longest waterslides in the Netherlands..The park is located on the estate of the...	2009	Operating
Curse of Novgorod Curse of Novgorod The Curse of Novgorod is a rollercoaster in Hansa-Park, Germany.-Ride experience:After the LSM-start from 12 to 62 mph in 1.4 seconds the vehicle passes a top-hat, an "immelmann", two 45° laid down loop-the-loops and the heartline roll. After that the vehicle drives up the lift which is...	Euro-Fighter (Custom)	Hansa Park	2009	Operating
Huracan	Euro-Fighter (Custom)	Belantis	2010	Operating
Dare Devil Dive Dare Devil Dive Dare Devil Dive is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. Designed by German company Gerstlauer, Dare Devil Dive is based on the company's Euro-Fighter model, and features a -tall vertical lift hill, a 95° first drop, three inversions and a top speed of...	Euro-Fighter (Custom)	Six Flags Over Georgia Six Flags Over Georgia Six Flags Over Georgia is a theme park located west of Atlanta, in unincorporated Cobb County. Opened in 1967, it is the second park in the Six Flags chain, after the original opening in 1961 in Texas....	2011	Operating
Untamed	Euro-Fighter Model 320+	Canobie Lake Park Canobie Lake Park Canobie Lake Park is an amusement park located in Salem, New Hampshire, United States, about north of Boston, Massachusetts.-Description:Canobie Lake Park opened on August 23, 1902, as a trolley park for the Massachusetts Northeast Street Railway Company. The amusement park has opened every summer...	2011	Operating
Takabisha Takabisha Takabisha is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter steel roller coaster located at the Fuji-Q Highland theme park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. It is famous for having a drop angle of 121° – the steepest coaster in the world...	Euro-Fighter (Custom)	Fuji-Q Highland Fuji-Q Highland Fuji-Q Highland is an amusement park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan.The theme park is near the base of Mount Fuji. It has a number of roller coasters, as well as The Haunted Hospital, the world's second largest haunted attraction, and Thomas Land, a children's area with a Thomas the Tank Engine...	2011	Operating