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Nighthawk

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The world's first "flying" coaster. Nighthawk debuted at California's Great America before moving to Carowinds.

Roller Coaster Stats

Year Track Type Designer
2004 Steel Flying Dutchman Vekoma
  • Height
    115
    feet
  • Drop
    100
    feet
  • Length
    2,766
    feet
  • Top Speed
    51
    miles per hour
  • Inversions
    5
    upside down elements
  • G-force
    4.3
    G's
  • Ride Time
    1 minute, 50 seconds
    minutes : seconds
  • Ride Capacity
    1000
    riders per hour
  • Number Of Trains
    2 - 24 passenger
     

Nighthawk Facts & History

Features: Four 180-degree rolls, Horseshoe, 66-foot Vertical Loop, Double Corkscrew.

Vekoma 843-meter Flying Dutchman coaster.

2000 – Stealth opens at California's Great America.

2004 – Relocated from California's Great America and renamed BORG Assimilator.

2008 – BORG Assimilator renamed Nighthawk.

Train has six cars with one row each, seating four abreast per row.

Height requirement: Riders must be at least 54 inches tall

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