Manufactured by Vekoma, it originally opened as X-Flight at Six Flags Worlds of Adventure on May 26, 2001, billed as the Midwest's first and only flying roller coaster.

The roller coaster's layout was identical to Batwing, another Vekoma Flying Dutchman model, located at Six Flags America.

[1] When Geauga Lake was known as Six Flags Ohio, plans for a new roller coaster known as X-Flight were revealed on January 4, 2001.

[5] The new coaster was built on a former bus parking lot, and Geauga Lake Road had to be rerouted around the ride.

[6] Regarding the design of the attraction, Jake Bateman, Vice President and General Manager of Six Flags Worlds of Adventure, said:[5] X-Flight will be so thrilling and so unique that a new category far above ultimate will have to be created to describe the experience.

[12] On November 22, 2006, Geauga Lake park officials announced that X-Flight was being dismantled to be moved to another unspecified Cedar Fair property.

[15] On February 5, 2007, Kings Island officially announced Firehawk as the former X-Flight roller coaster from Geauga Lake.

[16] Construction was scheduled to begin later that month, and the opening was set for Memorial Day weekend later that year.

[16] X-Flight's neon green track and dark blue supports were re-painted red and steel gray, respectively.

[17] When the ride operated at Geauga Lake, the track was neon green with dark blue supports.

[9] These 180-degree inline twists were also known as "Lie-to-Fly" and "Fly-to-Lie" elements, in which riders on their backs were flipped to face the ground or vice versa.

[2] On August 8, 2009, an adult male passenger was rushed to a hospital after he was found with breathing problems following the ride.

The Hamilton County Coroner's Office reported that a heart condition was the likely cause of death and ruled it a natural cause.