Eurofighter (Zoosafari Fasanolandia)
| Eurofighter | |
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| Zoosafari Fasanolandia | |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 6 August 2011 |
| Cost | €2,187,000 |
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| Type | Steel – Euro-Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Gerstlauer |
| Height | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Length | 395 m (1,296 ft) |
| Speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
| Inversions | 2 |
| Max vertical angle | 97° |
| Eurofighter at RCDB Pictures of Eurofighter at RCDB |
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Eurofighter is a steel roller coaster at Zoosafari Fasanolandia in Fasano, Italy. Eurofighter is the only Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter model roller coaster that bears the name of the coaster model.[1] At 97 degrees, the coaster is also the steepest roller coaster in Italy.[2]
History
Built by Gerstlauer, the installation of Eurofighter was delayed several years because of conflict between Zoosafari Fasanolandia and the city of Fasano. The coaster was purchased in 2007 for a total of €2,187,000, but when construction was about to begin, the local police intervened and blocked construction on 5 March 2007, claiming that there were issues with the building permits. Permits were eventually granted on 28 September 2009, and construction began on 15 December 2010.[3][4] The coaster finally opened on 6 August 2011.[5]
The delay in the construction led the park owners to seek compensation for the revenue that they claimed was lost as a result of the delay in coaster installation. The park owners demanded €3,000,000 from the city of Fasano, and threatened to remove the entire park and move its operations to Ravenna if its demands were not met.[6] In addition, the park terminated more favorable admission rates for residents of Fasano.[7]
Layout
Eurofighter has a similar layout to Rage, another Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter roller coaster at Adventure Island in Southend-On-Sea, Essex, UK, and has the steeper-than-vertical 97-degree drop characteristic of all Gerstlauer Euro-Fighters.[8] The coaster is reported in some sources as having 2 inversions[5][8] and in other sources as having 3 inversions.[9][10] All sources describe the coaster as having a vertical loop and a roll (alternatively described as the often misidentified heartline roll[10] or an inline twist[5]), but some sources report that an overbanked curve in the coaster qualifies as an "inline loop".[10]
References
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