The World's Gerstlauer Eurofighters - By The Numbers

The Gerstlauer Eurofighter was introduced in 2003 and it was the first model to take its riders beyond vertical. It has become a popular option for smaller parks, and 25 have been built all over the world. Today, let's break them down by the numbers, and rank them up based on prime ride time.
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[@NorthernRidesYaBoi]

Fun timing! We just got a custom Euro-Fighter announced for 2024 in Denmark 🤩

[@skrubbe00]

Is that the big announcement at Djurs sommerland?

[@NorthernRidesYaBoi]

@@skrubbe00 Nope, it's for Tivoli Friheden

[@skrubbe00]

@@NorthernRidesYaBoi oh okay

[@ChiefScarneck]

"SpongeBob stands 74 and a half feet tall." ....that's terrifying.

[@DoswarePictures]

If you wanna know, SpongeBob is actually 4 inches tall.

[@PresidentMagikarp]

The layout shared between Takabisha and Shellraiser is genuinely one of my personal favorites. Sure, airtime is virtually nonexistent, but the immediate drop and hangtime out of the station starts the ride out on such a high note. The inversions are just intense enough, and the drop is wonderful. I wish Six Flags would throw something like it into Six Flags New England to replace Flashback and the lot where Goliath stood in Krackaxle Canyon. It would add a launch coaster to the park's lineup, filling one of the few niches it's currently missing, and transform what's currently a middle tier Six Flags park into a remarkably well-rounded destination for enthusiasts.

[@gamereric2189]

Eh, Canobie lake is fairly close and already fills the Gerstlauer niche. A mack or intamin launched coaster would be awesome and bring something completely unique to the park.

[@notdr.q2415]

I'd like to see a launch coaster that focuses on the launch as the strongest element (S&S I'm looking at you). The only launch coaster we have in New England is a Sky Rocket II (Phobia at Lake Compounce). I would definitely not say no to a small Intamin Blitz....

[@jamesf8499]

@@notdr.q2415 im thinking something like and upgraded version of skyrocket at kennywood would be a great fit for new England. But I agree that a medium sized intamin blitz like a reprofiled pantheon would be a good fit, and it makes sense for six flags to try to start connections again with intamin.

[@Trixz_Innovations]

Very Underrated Coaster manufacturer! Glad to see you do Gerstlauer!!

[@jzckvsn]

It’s a very nice addition for parks who want a small but fun thrill coaster.

[@mattyorshin]

I wish more parks would get them .

[@Diamondback230]

Hopefully I get another bro or sis I love my bros and sisters but vortex didn’t realize he was infected at a cut we learned at the beginning of 2019 we all cried he never got to see baby Orion I miss him he was one of my best friends before mystic me him and the beast would talk for hours then mystic came and had the best time of my life with those 3 but then I never felt the same

[@Didyus]

@@Diamondback230wtf

[@p1xellllllll]

@@Diamondback230what?

[@joemama.2]

​@@Diamondback230 This may be the best thing I've seen on KZbin in a long time.

[@laytonjennings2332]

I’d love to see you rank the rides with the most prime ride time, like maybe the beast, or hagrid’s

[@Hangtime_Davi64]

I completely agree

[@cancercentral9997]

Although defunct, Lightwater Valley's The Ultimate had over 2 minutes of prime ride time, and a ride cycle of 7 minutes.

[@theejpp]

Great stuff as usual! I think it would be interesting to see a video on your top _______ ride experiences. Not top rides, per se, but memories. A night ride on a certain ride, rides during fireworks, rides with loose restraints, friends/subscribers, rain rides, etc.

[@ninjagirl226]

Dude rain rides suck. It feels worse than hail and I was riding a relatively slow ride (Incredicoaster) and it wasn’t raining that bad. Granted I’ve also ridden Maverick in a lightning storm so….

[@AirtimeThrills]

Yeah i definitely have had this idea for a while. May be time to deploy it after the summer rides are over

[@PaganiPal]

@@AirtimeThrillsa bit of a GP question here but, isn’t cannibal at lagoon a eurofighter?

[@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od]

@justanormalguycommenting551 Nope Its Made Inhouse By The Park

[@danvilledan9443]

Of all these I've only been on Saw the Ride, but it was an awesome coaster! Hope to hop on some more of these in the future

[@connerwassom4483]

Glenwood caverns is my home park, and the addition of Defiance is excellent for the park! Short as it is, all 16 seconds are amazing! Fun video!

[@danrailbro8980]

Here's a future video idea: ranking all the rides Alan Schilke designed, whether it's by prime ride time or worst to best.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Pretty good one

[@NateHeadleyOfficial]

These by the numbers are my favorite of any Roller Coaster videos! Thank you so much for making them!

[@Zatoka.]

Even with the amount of well received coasters Gerstlauer has built, I still think that they're underrated, and by that I mean when talking about the best manufacturers, they never seem to get the credit they deserve. If you ask me, they're in the same tier as Mack and Premier, if not B&M. Their rides are almost always at least decent, all the way to elite with Monster, TMNT, etc.

[@Ollie4.4.4-wb8il]

Thank you so much for including metric stats😊

[@mattyoconnor3784]

Ayyyyyeee my home park has made it to airtime thrills!!! That headchopper on abyss has great ejector!

[@mr.z_yt]

0:27 this coaster was the “time” of your old intro

[@AirtimeThrills]

Sure was

[@paxtonneal5]

4:26 I had this as a puzzle in 6th grade! So cool to see the exact shot in one of my favorite channel’s videos!

[@aedansportfolio]

Finally my home park Adventure Word get a mention

[@danielward4868]

Saw used to give me nightmares but now its by favourite ride in the park

[@ScottyMania313]

It frustrates me to see these Eurofighters and Cedar Fair not add these to their smaller parks to enhance their overall brand. One of these added to Michigan's Adventure along with Shivering Timbers could make that park get noticed when families plan their trips to Great Adventure, or Cedar Point from that part of the country as a stop man. Lovely vid, these are always fun.

[@jarmoliebrand2005]

It’s a really good small scale and affordable thrill option. Beyond vertical drops have been quite a selling point at times.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Seems like a eurofighter would be amazing at WOF, MA. VF has Spongebob nearby so that may not work, Dorney has Impulse which is basically the same thing

[@LeoElso]

Look, I doubt this park will ever come up again and I feel like I'm doing that on every one of your videos but La recré des trois curés (the 3 monks playground) is pronounced: "Lah raycray day troah khuray" Great content as usual

[@AirtimeThrills]

Man i was way off 🤣 as expected

[@LeoElso]

@@AirtimeThrills When in doubt, a quick pop into Google translate's sound feature helps!

[@michael7054]

Great video! I enjoyed watching! Typhoon looked quite good!

[@revofreak1993]

Trust me, Typhoon is a mess

[@michael7054]

@@revofreak1993 lol

[@huntzzio]

Yo I have been waiting for this one as I have an obsesssion with eurofighters!! Gerstlauer is very underrated to me, they produce high quality yet cheap attractions that can fit virtually anywhere. This is a dream for parks who don’t want a wooden coaster due to maintenance related issues but want a cheap and smooth ride. I hope Gerstlauer offers an Infinity coaster model just as compact as the 320 or 320+, as more parks are looking for launches nowadays and compact launch coaster options have very vertical layouts like sky rocket IIs. Go Gerstlauer!! Also would love to see another hyper from them

[@MJT.Roofing]

I’m getting on mystery mine right now. Good timing!

[@Didyus]

Thank you so much for making this! This might be an unpopular opinion but Gerstlauer is my favourite manufacturer!

[@Ramirez77]

I rode Tantrum at Darien Lake a few times when I was up there about a month or so ago. It was a fun little ride, the ride ops on that were so awesome too. Shame it only can run one train due to it's size cause if you don't get on that early the line is gonna be awful.

[@FryGuy909]

last time I rode it it ran 2 trains

[@Ramirez77]

@@FryGuy909 must have been unlucky then when I went. Went on a Sunday and they had one train ops on everything.

[@FryGuy909]

@Ramirez77 to be fair, last time I rode Tantrum was 2019 as Last year I didn't have time.

[@markvolpe2305]

I think Darien could've gotten a bigger version of it seeing it replaced a large log flume.

[@FryGuy909]

@@markvolpe2305 at that point go for an infinity coaster

[@Will-rw5sg]

Love the videos

[@katherinezimmerman6997]

Takabisha is a blast, especially on a clear day when you get a good view of Mount Fuji. Separately, Canobie Lake was my home park growing up, but I haven’t had a chance to go back since they built Untamed. I’m hoping to take my son there soon while we’re visiting the grandparents and can’t wait to give it a try.

[@rct2nerd]

Buy or sell: More B&M’s form cracks like Fury 325.

[@me-myself-i787]

Sell. Fury 325 was much more ambitious and unusual than most B&Ms.

[@Soonjai]

For the entire Video I was thinking that you somehow missed Typhoon because I just couldn´t imagine that it would have the longest ride time.

[@stboombasloth9424]

My favorite series from you Chris. Your content never disappoints.

[@Mysterium-zy6ri]

I'm hoping that because Glenwood Caverns got Defiance, that my home park Elitch Gardens will get a new roller coaster to compete with Glenwood Caverns.

[@jotimmermans8349]

For one’s typhoon gets a first place in a ranking😂 those over the shoulder restraints are the worst with all its hang time. If it had lap bar only it would be better. But I would not regret it if they replaced it al together with something completely different, a specialty because it’s right next to fury the Gerstlauer infinity with the choice of going front or backwards.

[@Hangtime_Davi64]

Poor Pythagoras, being disrespected by these roller coaster companies non-traditional lift hills.

[@AirtimeThrills]

He's spinning in his grave for sure

[@CommanderCalico]

Spongebob is my home one. Very good for small parks!

[@DavesAdventures]

I do have to experience more eurofighter coasters, ive only ridden Saw the Ride at Thorpe and Rage at Adventure Island in Southend on Sea myself

[@FeastablesPark]

The 320 model could be a good backyard coaster

[@Cat3465]

SFOG still remains the only park in the chain that has built a Euro-fighter

[@Liight]

i love eurofighters

[@rixrobin]

While technically considered as part of the launch coaster model, anubis the ride is basically a clone daredevil dive. The only exception is the launch into the tophat, the remainder of the layout is identical.

[@AirtimeThrills]

True, i was just reading about that

[@Diamondback230]

Hopefully we get one in the rivertown gang with ya boi mystic me and the beastly beast

[@k9feces]

I think about Geratlauer Eurofighters way too much 😂

[@ValleyThrills]

Mack Multilaunches By the Numbers

[@stephenboshears4832]

Idea, you should do a By The Numbers for all the Disney coasters in Florida

[@ilannghost6306]

Typhoon in Bobbejaanland is an upgrade to a wild mouse model😂

[@revofreak1993]

A wild mouse doesn’t beat you up as bad as Typhoon does

[@ilannghost6306]

True

[@yourfirstgrandad1816]

Saw the ride 🔛🔝

[@supremefan]

Mystery Mine is my fave

[@AdonisHolland]

I’m not sure if you did this already but I think you should do your top 25 by the numbers

[@grouchyberry7279]

thoughts on the fury situation? Also, if there was a b&m taller than fury, would fury still be you 2nd favorite?

[@Mr.SingleRider]

800th viewer! Your vids are really good!

[@SnowghostFilms]

Glad to see this after fighting Intamin fanboys over Dragster and Superman EFK

[@user-ky9yq3yl2p]

And you're a gay boi

[@Hallucinade]

Was waiting die Anubis to be nr1 but it's missing haha, great video nevertheless 😊

[@robertcarney87]

I LOVED Anubis but sadly it's a Launch 600 coaster technically. With the worst front row seat spacing of any coaster I've been on 😂

[@AirtimeThrills]

Ah yes...the lack of the drop is what makes Anubis not a eurofighter even tho its pretty similar to DDD

[@Hallucinade]

@@AirtimeThrills oh wow I just noticed I always forget that Novgorod has a drop, thought this might be similar to Anubis

[@revofreak1993]

@@robertcarney87And other then the front row, you don’t leave without a concussion

[@PAmarijuana]

Video idea: park with best airtime, park with best first drops, etc.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Interesting, will look into it

[@heatherblack9491]

They might not be all the same manufacturer, but have you thought about doing a video putting all the mine train coaster roller coasters against each other? There can't be that many of them to make it unmanageable

[@velocicoaster1949]

Any plans on making a the worlds strata coasters by the numbers? Could be in interesting video once dragster opens back up. 😂

[@ppipowerclass]

Man, I could have swore I seen you at Cedar Point today.

[@AirtimeThrills]

I was there

[@ppipowerclass]

​@@AirtimeThrillsok, I am sure I held the door for you in the afternoon at the front of the park at guest services ( I think you were holding a baby). Was gonna say hi but I didn't want to seem like a weirdo!

[@627jace627]

​@@AirtimeThrillsDammit, I was there too. I would've demanded a picture together if we saw you. And I almost wore my Airtime Thrills t-shirt but opted for a lighter color because of the heat, that would've been epic.

[@Coyotek4]

I know it's not Gerstlauer, but I'm curious where Impulse (by Zierer) at Knoebels would rank. I'd guess it'd be right near the only one of these I've ridden, Hydrus, but I'm not certain of this.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Yeah i would assume the same

[@wouterkabouter2462]

Doesn't Anubis the ride in Belgium count as a eurofighter? It's the except same lay-out as Dare devil dive, but with a launch instead of a lifthill. If someone could explain why it isn't classified as a eurofighter that would be great

[@DoswarePictures]

Apparently it’s a different layout.

[@Hangtime_Davi64]

​@doswarepictures4890 the main difference is the launch and top-hat versus a chain lift and beyond vertical drop. Everything else is exactly the same. Chris probably missed it because RCDB just says "launch coaster" and doesn't list it under the Euro-Fighter category.

[@TheWolfXCIX]

​@@Hangtime_Davi64not true, watch the POVs there's some similar elements but they're not even close to being clones

[@me-myself-i787]

Different trains. This was Gerstlauer's first launch coaster, and they wouldn't add launches to Eurofighters until later.

[@DoswarePictures]

@@Hangtime_Davi64 I meant to say a different model after looking it up on RCDB.

[@einfachnussbaum]

Just one mistake. Takabishas acceleration is 0 - 100km/h in 2 seconds. Fluch von Novogorods acceleration is way faster. It's 0 - 100km/h in 1.4 seconds

[@impracticallychristopher]

Just glad that Defiance is so short. That was not a pleasant ride 😬

[@AirtimeThrills]

Really now...thats interesting

[@FryGuy909]

rbp should've been called the fiery fist o pain

[@DoswarePictures]

Probably wasn’t marketable since they don’t want pain associated with a ride. Just imagine if they built that in Edmonton

[@FryGuy909]

@@DoswarePictures but would've been a fun reference which could get spongebob fans to want to ride

[@DoswarePictures]

@@FryGuy909 also I assume that development of the ride was already underway when the episode aired.

[@FryGuy909]

@@DoswarePictures fair enough. but it felt like a huge missed opportunity. they could've also returned it

[@AirtimeThrills]

Absolutely

[@SamApocalypse]

How is fluch von novgorod ranked so low??? Its very intense in all the ways and also has a dark section with a lift and drop after the brakes

[@coaster_voyager4353]

Mack lsm launch coasters next?

[@AirtimeThrills]

Will take a look at their catalog

[@diskyboy86]

Buy or sell: There will not be another Euro-Fighter installed after 2030, and the model will be permanently phased out in favor of the Infinity model.

[@DispatchProductions]

Chris, Video idea: will falcons flight defy the laws of physics

[@StripedSocks.]

I wonder how many of these six flags would have bought if they never stopped working with gerstlauer

[@AirtimeThrills]

I bet a ton

[@cghjones8060]

You forgot the monster at Adventureland iowa. Not sure if it’s eurofighter but it is a gerstlauer. 133 feet tall 65 mph length 2500 ft

[@AirtimeThrills]

Youll find that one on my infinity coasters by the numbers video

[@DoswarePictures]

SPONGEBOI ME BOB, GOT LAST IN PACING, ARGARGARGARGARG!

[@therandomidiotontheinternet]

here for abyss

[@extro-order]

where is Anubis? it is a clone of dare devil dive but instead of the lift hill it is a launch

[@jasonschott4364]

U should do too 25 roller coaster colors

[@Paolo8772]

I shoulda ridden TMT Shellraiser in the back.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Much more pleasant

[@Paolo8772]

@@AirtimeThrills So I hear.

[@RobertMiller-in6ln]

Hi Airtime thrills, as always a great and informative video. However, I wonder if you might have been mislead… So let’s begin with Fluch von Novgorod, which is a stunning ride in every respect. The launch is powerful beyond believe, by far Gerstlauer’s best. But what does not make sense to me, is the official height. It says it‘s 40m, bringing it up to rank #2 in your video in terms of height. But I regret to inform you, this does not match my experience. The vertical lift inside the tower is rather small. And that makes sense, because there is just one element and the breaks after it. Might the tower be 40m tall? Probably, but not the coaster. Even after giving it a generous benefit of the doubt and accounting for things like terrain, to me this does not check out. I have also seen some rendering of the lift structure in an older documentary and it was not that mighty. Maybe you could slip into the role of private investigator airtime thrills and shed some light into this mystery? 🕵️‍♂️

[@AirtimeThrills]

I may have been mistaken about the height of the final lift, maybe somewhere else on the ride reaches that 40m mark

[@RobertMiller-in6ln]

Interesting thought, but the top hat also is not that tall, it’s quite small actually to provide a lot of air time. It’s a little bit of a mystery, but in doubt, I would probably say it’s great marketing because everyone kind of goes with it, but the coaster does not reach that height at all. Would be interested if there is another explanation, of course!

[@Chaoshero5567]

Do flying coasters next, not manufactured specifically, just in generell, idk if doing by manufacturer the video would have enough coasters

[@AirtimeThrills]

I have a b&m flyers by the numbers video

[@Chaoshero5567]

@@AirtimeThrills now do vekoma

[@Chaoshero5567]

@@AirtimeThrills btw another suggestion, mack spinners by the numbers, maybe you did one, coudnt find it then, but when not, always an good idea

[@revofreak1993]

@@Chaoshero5567Vekoma Flyings are nearly identical, and then FLY, Mack Spinners, there are two … Not much numbers to compare

[@Spike-sk7ql]

Airtime Thrills videos always get an automatic like. And a comment for the algothingymabobdoohickey.

[@AirtimeThrills]

And i thank you for it

[@Spike-sk7ql]

@@AirtimeThrills reported

[@stormy7083]

The potholes in question:

[@fiendishfez]

RIP Pythagorean Theorem

[@BigDCoasterFam]

Maybe in 2-3 years you could revisit your RMC prime ride time

[@AirtimeThrills]

Yeah i think im ready for that by the end of this year

[@BigDCoasterFam]

@@AirtimeThrills You definitely have improved your Prime Ride Time vids since your first RMC vid 3 years ago

[@coasteridiot]

i have ridden only two Eurofighter's Falcon at Duinrell and Typhoon at Bobbe, i realized that i'm not a big fan of the model that focuses too much on inversion and positive G's. Typhoon is just pure garbage, baiscally is an upscaled wild mouse with inversion and OTSR's (🤮) and i was really surprised to find it at the first place, it didn't feel fast at all with all those brake runs

[@yourfirstgrandad1816]

6:29 There’s no way man

[@LateralThrills]

Buy or Sell: Kings Dominion gets a new B&M in 2024 or 2025.

[@pokemonfanwsbgalt8574]

I rode predator at IMG worlds of adventure and the 1st time my head was a little forward so guess what happened next…

[@AirtimeThrills]

Pain

[@pokemonfanwsbgalt8574]

@@AirtimeThrills yep😭😭😭

[@HHPYEPIC42]

CANOBIE LAKE PARK

[@SwiftTelly20]

How come The Smiler isn’t on this list??🤷‍♀️

[@timdruyts5025]

The Smiler is a Infinity Coaster

[@AirtimeThrills]

Check out my infinity by the numbers video

[@SwiftTelly20]

@@timdruyts5025 oh😳🤦‍♀️my bad.

[@SwiftTelly20]

@@AirtimeThrills ok, cool. Thanks for the heart and reply. I’ll search that out asap. I’m going to 🇨🇦wonderland today for my birthday 🎂. 🤞I get some good rides and enjoy the day despite the hot 🥵 weather here. Thanks again A.T❤️‍🔥🎢

[@edbrown2998]

I know it's an unpopular opinion, but I do not like these. I find they get rough very quickly and I'm not normally one to feel sick on coasters, but sometimes I find these don't agree with me. I'd probably rather ride an SLC if I'm being honest!

[@AirtimeThrills]

They do seem to be one of the few models that are rough out the gate. But not always. Hydrus is amazingly smooth

[@tailstm3325]

wheres anubis in plopsaland belgium tho xd

[@AirtimeThrills]

Technically not a eurofighter probably because it doesnt have the lift and drop

[@TheWolfXCIX]

Anubis at plopsaland?

[@revofreak1993]

Not a Eurofighter

[@denniscielaszyk5118]

Flucht von Novgorod isn't a Euro Fighter. Gerstlauer says it's a "Kataplektor"

[@yoshi-808]

I think that's a minor inconvenience. I'm still not shure about the 40m height... Sounds like "Kirmesmeter" top me.

[@AirtimeThrills]

RCDB > Gerstlauer

[@revofreak1993]

@@yoshi-808It is, you could see that while they’re were building it back in the day.

[@Tiger----professorduck]

Kataplektor is a eurofighter variation(Launch+Lift). But it still counts as a eurofighter.

[@wandaparker3394]

I think you forgot the smiler

[@CoasterHead]

Why do some euro fighters hav different trains?

[@AirtimeThrills]

You got your 3-row 2-across and your 2-row 4 across. I don't know how they decide these things

[@Rantasalmi47]

possibly for capacity things so they can be integrated into big and small parks

[@mrfreelovski8968]

I love how you completely butchered the name "duinrell"😂😂

[@AirtimeThrills]

As to be expected

[@ryane5281]

Finally some WA representation

[@AzureAnimates]

First

[@revofreak1993]

Typhoon at Bobbejaanland completely sucks …

[@zenithkinda]

Smiler?

[@revofreak1993]

The Smiler is an Infinity coaster, not a Eurofighter

[@stellathebeast1726]

hi

[@Mr.Coaster1]

How are their three firsts 😂

[@AirtimeThrills]

Tie

[@ejectorairtime]

First!!

[@AzureAnimates]

You are not first

[@jasperleopold4174]

liar

[@AzureAnimates]

​@@jasperleopold4174go to newest and scroll down

[@revofreak1993]

@@AzureAnimatesOMG WHO CARES

[@GeneralKenobi3]

First

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