Who wants 250k?

[omgabear]

Sure you can have it, but you have to find something for me.

Roller coaster name: Kingda Ka

See im currently doing investigating Roller Coaster Physics. In order for me to calculate PE, KE, Acceleration etc i need to find the weight of the cart. The Kingda Ka is the fastest, heighest coaster in the world, so I just need to cart weight.

If anyone can find the weight of the cart with or without people in it, i will give you 250k.

You must link it to site in which you found it.

[Scriptermone]

This is soooo hard, im gonna keep trying - but I reckon the only way to find out if you actually went there and asked the technicians or someone rofl.
but ill keep trying.

[omgabear]

This is soooo hard, im gonna keep trying - but I reckon the only way to find out if you actually went there and asked the technicians or someone rofl.
but ill keep trying.

Yea, ive made most calculations but half need the general mass of the cart.

REWARD OF FINDING IT IS NOW DOUBLED. 500K CASH

[Ekalb]

Arghh.. I'll look for you I really need as much money as I can grab
Talks about about stats: http://www.amusementpics.com/Kingda%20Ka.htm
Kingda Ka Statistics
Height: 456 Feet
Speed: 128 mph
Length: 3118 Feet
Drop: 418 Feet
Designed and built by INTAMIN AG
Does it/it's creators have a website?

[Scriptermone]

I can't find it
I really dont think it's possible - I googled like 15 different things to do with mass of cart on the Kingda Ka.

Ah well, at least I tried.
Your best luck is to probably phone them.

[Mr.Sam]

i found this but theres nothing about weight

Length: 3118 ft
Height: 456 ft
Drop: 418 ft
Descent Angle: 90°
Speed: 128 mph
Inversions: 0
Duration: 0:28

Based on the length and duration figures above, Kingda Ka has an average speed of 75.92 mph.

http://www.bannister.org/coasters/pa...venture.htm#kk

[|toast|]

i no the weight of the whole thing but i cant find the weight of 1 cart sorry

[[Jay]]

i found this but i dont think its what your looking for
http://www.sixflags.com/parks/greata.../KingdaKa.html

[Crimson]

18 passengers per train

Average weight of human in the US is around 70kg therefore the average weight of passengers is 1260kg ... I'm not sure about the cart itsself tho O_O

[Kardan]

Here's info about the train don't know if there's anything here you need:

Each train only loads and unloads at its own station; it does not go to any others. During operation, the trains on one side are loaded while the trains on the other side are launched. This system works extremely efficiently as long as all four trains are running and there are no significant delays in loading and checking the trains. It also results in a very fast-moving queue before the station, but a long wait inside the station, especially if waiting for the front row. An employee directs riders in line to go to a particular side of the station, but riders will then be able to choose the front or rear train. The four trains are color coded for easy identification: green, dark blue, light blue and orange. These four colors are also used on the seats and restraints.

Two operators load, check and dispatch each train, and one launches the trains. Kingda Ka's trains seat 18 people, with two per row. The rear car has one row, while the rest have two. The rear row of each car is positioned higher than its front row for better visibility. The trains do not have official names, only numbers.

The dark blue train is currently out of service, awaiting new parts from Intamin. This was the train being launched when 2005's major malfunction (see below) occurred, and problems stemming from this malfunction were discovered in the train's off-season rehab. The orange train has also not been used for most of the 2006 season. The orange train was often in the front left portion of the station or on the storage track. The restraints for its first two rows have were sometimes open (the rest were closed) when the train was not being used, indicating that there may have been a problem with them. However, on July 27, 2006, after being closed for a few days, Kingda Ka opened with the orange and light blue trains running and the green train on the storage track with some of its covers removed.


Kingda Ka's seats with the restraints downKingda Ka's over-the-shoulder restraint system consists of a thick, rigid lap bar and two thin, flexible over-the-shoulder elements. Because the over-the-shoulder portions of the restraint are not rigid, the hand grips are mounted to the lap bar. This type of restraint feels like a lap bar restraint, while still providing the safety of a traditional over-the-shoulder restraint.

These restraints use a hydraulic locking system (rather than a ratchet) which allows them to be pulled down to any position; when "locked", they can move down to any position but not up. In contrast, a ratchet-based restraint only locks at each "notch", and will often be too loose or uncomfortably tight. Like those of most other coasters, Kingda Ka's restraints are also held down by a belt in case the main locking system fails. In order to speed up loading, riders are asked to secure their own restraints if they are able to.


Kingda Ka's towerEach of Kingda Ka's trains has a panel behind the last row of seats that covers an extra row of seat mounts. These panels could be removed for the installation of additional seats at some future time. This modification would increase the capacity of each train to from 18 to 20 guests and the hourly capacity of the coaster from 1400 to 1600 guests per hour. Kingda Ka's station is already set up for this modification, it has the entrance gates for the currently nonexistant row of seats.