Roll-O-Plane

Roll-O-Plane

The Roll-O-Plane also known as the Bullet is an amusement park ride that originated in America. It was invented by the Eyerly Aircraft company of Oregon as an updated and more exciting version of the Loop-O-Plane. The ride is commonly nicknamed the "Salt and Pepper Shakers".

The ride consists of a rotating arm mounted to a pivoting hinge on a central support column. The arm has two enclosed cars (one at the top and bottom). Each car holds four riders seated in pairs facing opposite directions making the maximum capacity eight riders.

When in motion, the arm swings until it makes a complete loop, taking the riders upside down similar to the original Loop-O-Plane. However, this ride has two "twists" the older version didn't. First, the arm pivots while the ride is in motion. Second, the cars are free to rotate horizontally or "roll" while the ride is in motion.

This once common ride can now only be found in a handful of parks including:
*Knoebel's Amusement Resort as the Satellite
*Conneaut Lake Park as the Roll-O-Plane

ee also

*Rock-O-Plane, Loop-O-Plane

External links

* [http://www.flatrides.com/Ride%20Index%20Pages/rolloplane.html The Flat Joint Roll-O-Plane page with photos]
* [http://www.joyrides.com/kennywood/roll_o_plane.htm Joyrides Roll-O-Plane page with photo]


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