Great America Assignment

If you did not go to Great America your alternate assignment is due the next block that I see you.  Fill in the ride data for the following rides in your Great America packet and complete each activity.

Roller Coasters- Demon

Before you ride data

Height at highest point 30.5 m

Height at lowest point 7.5 m

Length of train 15.0 m

Time for a train to pass a point at the top of the first hill 3.0s

Time for train to pass a point at the bottom of the first hill 0.7s

While you ride

Centripetal acceleration 3 g's

Other values not needed for calculations

Vertical Loops- Flight Deck

Before you ride

Time for point A 0.5 s

Timve for point C 1.1 s

Time for point E 0.6 s
Length of Train 12.0 m

While you ride

Vertical Acceleration at A 4 g

Vertical Acceleration at C 1 g

Vertical Acceleration at E 4 g

Carousel

Data

Time for 1 revolution 12.0 s

Radius for outside rider 5.0 m

Radius for inside rider 3.0m

Lateral accelerations inside 0.8 g… outside 1.4g's