Falcon's Fury

[Felipe]

I love doodles! :happy:

And that makes a lot of sense, Bob :thumbs:

 

[TheDecemberists]

Damn. This thing is going to make Six Flags Over Georgia's 'Acrophobia' its bitch.

And Acrophobia already bothered me with its seats only slightly tilting forward. This is going to freak people out.

 

[KRAKENvsMANTA]

Wow, those are some fantastic shots! Thanks for the great updates Bob!

 

[UK-Trigg]

Great work as usual Bob. With most of construction of DA happening behind closed Doors this could well be the project to watch.

 

[Teebin]

All filled in now.

 

[Octobers Fade]

All filled in now.

Yea, the bottomless pit is now complete! :sneaky:

 

[bobwadd]

The bottom is still quite a ways down. Just over 21'.

Thanks for the shot Teebs. :thumbs:

 

[Teebin]

The bottom is still quite a ways down. Just over 21'.

Wouldn't it be cool if I could get a picture down into the hole... :look:

 

[bobwadd]

^ That would be great. :thumbs:

 

[bobwadd]

Temporary steel pilings are being pulled.

The tower erection crane boom and counterweights are on site as is what appears to be a SPMT. :thumbs:

Preliminary assembly of tower sections is also ongoing.

 

[Teebin]

^ What in hell is a SPMT?

 

[UK-Trigg]

^ What in hell is a SPMT?

I thought the same thing..

 

[USO92]

Woohoo SPMT! (im as clueless)

 

[bobwadd]

^ What in hell is a SPMT?

I thought the same thing..

Woohoo SPMT! (im as clueless)

I thought you guy's might ask that.

It's a "Self Propelled Modular Transport" as shown below.

Basically it's just a large trailer with it's own power unit. They can handle great amounts of weight without damaging the roads or other surfaces. They are also very maneuverable and adaptable to various terrain conditions such as going up curbs.

Example of a SPMT in action . . .

[video=youtube;whyr4VcU69g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whyr4VcU69g[/video]

 

[bobwadd]

Photo courtesy of BGTFans.com

Thanks, Bill :wave:

 

[Teebin]

^ What is that white thing and why does it have hinge holes?

 

[bobwadd]

^ That's the boom for a heavy lift mobile crane. I was probably mistaken earlier as I do not believe it will be tall enough to erect the tower. It's possible they will just use it to load the modules on the SPMT.

If you look closely you can see the SPMT behind the trailer the boom is on. The part you see on the other end of the van is the power unit for the SPMT. It actually hangs of the front of the unit.

Weather permitting I'll have an update tomorrow.

 

[Jwhee]

Will the tower stack up pretty fast?

 

[bobwadd]

Will the tower stack up pretty fast?

I would say two to three modules a week. So yes, relatively fast.

Remember that they still have to position and grout the base in place. They also have to assemble the heavy lift crane. If all goes to plan this process will begin next week.

 

[UK-Trigg]

I'm still standing by what I said the other week, it will be up by Christmas.