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Diving Machine G5
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Janfusun Fancyworld
Location Janfusun Fancyworld
Coordinates 23°37′05″N 120°34′38″E / 23.61806°N 120.57722°E / 23.61806; 120.57722
Status Operating
Opening date March 29, 2000
General statistics
Type Steel – Dive Coaster
Manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard
Designer Werner Stengel
Model Dive Coaster
Lift/launch system Chain lift hill
Drop 179 ft (55 m)
Length 1,250 ft (380 m)
Speed 68.3 mph (109.9 km/h)
Inversions 0
Max vertical angle 87.5°
G-force 5
Diving Machine G5 at RCDB

Diving Machine G5 (ダイビングマシンG5) is a steel dive coaster located at Janfusun Fancyworld in Gukeng, Yunlin, Taiwan.

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Shot of the ride

It is the Second Drop Coaster to be built ever and the first and only to be built in Taiwan. It was built in March 29, 2000 and was Manufactured by Bolliger and Mabillard.

It is a mirror image of Oblivion at Alton Towers in 1998.

Layout

The ride slowly creeps up the lift hill to 65ft (20 m). the ride-shuttle-cars turn a almost 180-degree turn towards a holding brake. The ride-car hangs over the edge for 7 seconds or shorter. and shoots down 180ft downwards. and instantly comes back up at a 45 degree angle and goes into a small banked curve upwards and downwards into a slight incline into a brake run.

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