Steiger Ferris Wheel Explained
The Steiger Ferris Wheel is a 60m (200feet) tall transportable Ferris wheel. It began operating in 1980, and at that time was the world's tallest transportable wheel,[1] a record documented in the Guinness Book of Records.[2] The world's tallest transportable wheel is the 780NaN0[3] Bussink Design R80XL.[4] [5] [6] [7]
Designed by the Steiger showmen company of Bad Oeynhausen, in conjunction with engineering company Dr. Cassens and Jäschke of Bremen, it was built by Kocks, also of Bremen, and is operated by Steiger.[2] It has 42 passenger cars,[8] and weighs 450 tons.[9]
The foundation of the wheel consists of the 22 container pallets used to transport components of the wheel. In total, 32 vehicles are needed to transport the entire wheel. Two of the jackstands supporting the axle also serve as cranes to erect the A-frame.[8] The wheel is equipped with a complex LED lighting system, allowing complex multi-coloured patterns to be displayed.[9]
On October 11, 2010, the wheel collapsed at the Kramermarkt in Oldenburg during deconstruction. Although several people watched the deconstruction work, nobody was injured.[10]
Notes and References
- News: Jens. Anker. Welt Online. Schausteller verspricht Riesenrad am Container-Bahnhof. German. Fairground showman promises Ferris wheel at the Goods Station. 4 Nov 2004.
- Web site: Steiger The Chronicle - 1980. 10 June 2010.
- http://r80xl.com/index.php?page=transportable-version Technical Details - Transportable Version
- http://r80xl.com Welcome to the world's largest transportable giant observation wheel
- http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2446/Bussink_launches_world_s_tallest_transportable_Ferris_Wheel_.html Bussink launches world's tallest transportable Ferris Wheel
- http://www.hitech.at/2013/01/17/riesenrad-r80xl/ Ferris R80XL
- http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/weltweit-groesstes-mobiles-riesenrad-muenchen-dreht-ein-grosses-ding-1.1568137 München dreht ein großes Ding
- Web site: Steiger Build-Up - Technical data . 10 June 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071008211446/http://www.riesenrad.de/page.php?rubrik=2&page=0&lang=en . 8 October 2007 .
- News: Riesenrad in der Hafencity. Ferris Wheel Harbour Town's City Centre. Klessmann. Michael. 30 August 2010. HafenCity News. German. 3 March 2011.
- News: Riesenrad-Unfall: Freimarkt bekommt Europa-Rad als Ersatz. Ferris wheel accident: Freimarkt gets Europe Wheel instead. German. Kreiszeitung. 12 October 2010.
