Blue Hawk

Blue Hawk General [[File:|link=|center]] ' ' Park Six Flags Over Georgia Location Austell, Georgia, USA Status Operating Operated Operated March 1, 1992 - Opened March 1, 1992 Opening Cost Height restriction 48 inches (122 cm) Statistics Manufacturer Vekoma Builder Designer Type Steel- Sit-Down Type Model Custom MK-1200 Riders per train 28 Riders per hour 1,300 Lift/launch system Chain Lift Height 122 feet Drop feet Top speed 52 mph Length 2,742 feet Dimensions feet x feet Duration 1:20 Inversions 5 Steepest drop 48 degrees Maximum g-force 4G

Blue Hawk is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell, Georgia, USA. The ride was built by Vekoma and debuted in 1989 at Conko's Party Pier.

History

The ride debuted as the Kamikaze at Conko's Party Pier in Wildwood, New Jersey in 1989. It only lasted two years before being purchased by Six Flags Over Georgia. It reopened as Ninja on March 1, 1992. It operates on the spot occupied by Z-Force until its relocation after the 1990 season.

Due to a broken chain, Blue Hawk (then known as Ninja) didn't open for the 2013 season until early in May.

In the 2015 comedy movie Vacation, Blue Hawk is used as the fictional roller coaster entitled The Velociraptor.

Design

Blue Hawk has a compact layout that features five inversions and several headchoppers. It is built partially over a lake. While at Conko's Party Pier, it was painted entirely white with blue trains. When it was relocated to Georgia, it was repainted red with white supports and later blue with black supports.

Layout

Directly out of the station, the train takes a 90-degree turn to the right, drops slightly then takes another right-turn. After cresting the 122 feet tall lift hill, the train dives down to the right and enters the first major element: the butterfly, consisting of two inversions. Exiting the butterfly, the train enters a wide-radius 270-degree curve to the left, setting up the third inversion, a reverse sidewinder.

The train then climbs a gentle slope before making a U-turn to the left and entering the final element, a double corkscrew. After completing the final inversion, the train banks to the left and passes very close to the station and under the reverse sidewinder, then turns right prior to entering the main main brake run. The train exits the brakes and makes a final U-turn to the right to set up the return to the station.

Trains

The ride features 2 trains with 7 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows in each car for a total of 28 riders per train.

External links

• Blue Hawk - Six Flags Over Georgia official page at Six Flags
• Blue Hawk at Logopedia
• Blue Hawk at the Roller Coaster DataBase
• Blue Hawk at the Six Flags Wiki
• Blue Hawk (roller coaster) at Wikipedia