Red Force (roller coaster)
{{Short description|Steel roller coaster in Spain}}
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| name = Red Force
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| image = File:Vertical Accelerator.jpg
| caption = Red Force's signature top hat feature
| location = Ferrari Land
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| status = Operating
| opened = {{Start date|2017|04|07|df=yes}}
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| type = Steel
| type2 = Launched
| manufacturer = Intamin
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| lift = LSM
| height_m = 112
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| length_m = 880
| speed_km/h = 180
| sigfig_speed = 3
| inversions = 0
| duration = 0:39
| angle = 90
| capacity = 1200
| acceleration_from = 0
| acceleration_km/h = 180
| acceleration_in = 5
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| restriction_cm = 140-195
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| carspertrain = 3
| rowspercar = 2
| ridersperrow = 2
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| rcdb_number = 10698
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Red Force is a steel launched giga roller coaster located at Ferrari Land within PortAventura World in Salou, Catalonia, Spain. The ride was manufactured by Liechtenstein-based manufacturer Intamin and opened on 7 April 2017.{{cite RCDB|rcdb_number=10698|location=Ferrari Land|accessdate=7 January 2019}} With a height of {{convert|112|m|ft}} and a maximum speed of {{convert|180.|km/h|mph}}, Red Force is the tallest operating roller coaster in the world as of November 2024 after Kingda Ka’s closure. It is also Europe's only Giga coaster.{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Record Holders|location=Europe|statistic=height|accessdate=7 January 2019|url=https://rcdb.com/rhr.htm?m=1&l=25852}}{{Cite web |date=14 November 2024 |title=Speed Record Holders |url=https://rcdb.com/rhr.htm |access-date=14 November 2024 |website=Roller Coaster DataBase}}
Characteristics
=Ride experience=
Once the train leaves the station, it is accelerated by linear synchronous motors from 0 to {{convert|180.|km/h|mph}} in 5 seconds. The train then ascends a {{convert|112|m|ft|adj=on}} tall top hat, twisting 90 degrees to the left. Once the train goes over the top hat, it descends back down, again twisting 90 degrees to the left. This sends the train travelling parallel to the launch track but in the opposite direction. The train then enters a flat brake run and then ascends a small airtime hill before entering the final set of brakes. {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzvqtT4hga0|title=Red Force Official On Ride HD POV Ferrari Land PortAventura World|date=6 April 2017 |publisher=YouTube|accessdate=7 January 2018}}
=Trains=
Red Force has two trains with three cars per train. Each train is divided in six rows, each able to accommodate two riders. Each car seats four riders, allowing a total of twelve riders per train. The ride can accommodate approximately 1,200 riders per hour.
=Track=
=Launch=
Red Force uses linear synchronous motors to accelerate the train from 0 to {{convert|180.|km/h|mph}} in 5 seconds. The ride uses supercapacitors to store and dissipate the energy needed to launch the train, reducing the peak load from the power grid necessary to launch the coaster.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurekamagazine.co.uk/design-engineering-features/technology/the-technology-behind-europes-fastest-and-highest-roller-coaster-is-more-evolution-than-revolution-1/155950|title=The technology behind Europe's fastest and highest roller coaster|last=Cunningham|first=Justin|date=8 June 2017|accessdate=7 January 2019|archive-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108045927/http://www.eurekamagazine.co.uk/design-engineering-features/technology/the-technology-behind-europes-fastest-and-highest-roller-coaster-is-more-evolution-than-revolution-1/155950|url-status=dead}}