Roll-O-Plane
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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:
Amusement park
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ride that originated in America. It was invented by the Eyerly Aircraft
Lee Eyerly
Lee Ulrich Eyerly was an American civil aviation pioneer and amusement ride manufacturer.-Early life:Eyerly was born February 22 1892 in Cuba, Illinois, and raised in Canton. In 1909, his family moved to the Judith Basin area of Montana to take advantage of the Homestead Act. Because he was...
company of Oregon as an updated and more exciting version of the Loop-O-Plane
Loop-O-Plane
The Loop-O-Plane is an amusement park ride that originated in America. It was invented by Lee Eyerly and manufactured by the Eyerly Aircraft company of Salem, Oregon in 1933. The was immediately popular with customers and became a staple of amusement parks....
. 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:
- Knoebels Amusement ResortKnoebelsKnoebels Amusement Resort is a family-owned and -operated amusement park, picnic grove and campground in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. Opened in 1926, the park has more than 57 rides, free admission, two wooden roller coasters, a 1913 carousel and a haunted house dark ride that was featured on the...
as the Satellite