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 ride was immediately popular with customers and became a staple of amusement parks.
4-454: The ride was imported into Europe, where it was first used in the UK in 1937. The ride has two 16-foot-long arms, each with an enclosed car at one end and a counterweight at the other. Each car holds four riders seated in pairs facing opposite directions making the maximum occupancy eight riders. Propelled by an electric motor, the arms swing in directions opposite to each other until they 'loop' taking
8-444: The maximum capacity eight riders. When in motion, the arm swings until it makes a complete loop, though the riders never become inverted. This is because the ride has two "twists" that the older version did not. 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, always keeping the riders right-side-up. This once common ride can now only be found in
12-605: The riders upside down. The minimum rider height requirement is 46 inches tall. An updated version of this ride exists known as the Roll-O-Plane . Some of the surviving machines were also converted into a variation named Rock-O-Plane . A partial list containing both open and closed rides and their locations follows. Roll-O-Plane The Roll-O-Plane, also known as the Bullet is an amusement park ride that originated in America. It
16-541: Was invented by the Eyerly Aircraft Company of Salem, 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
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