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He let the contents of the bottle do the thinking; can't shake the devil's hand and say you're only kidding.
no, talon has an immelmann, a dive loop is similar but is performed the other way. so, you enter the half corkscrew first and then go down the dive loop towards the ground.
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Can we change the name of Top Gun to your mom so no one wants to ride your mom?
SFGA2001, there have been Sidewinders / Immelmans on above-track coasters longer than inverteds. The first was on PKD's Anaconda in 1991.
And, counting a Boomerang / Batwing as an inversion of its own, no inverted coaster currently features a Dive Loop.
Let it be known that there are variations to the inversions, so there is some confustion - A true Immelman reverses 180 degrees, a Sidewinder 90, and a B&M-type Dive Loop reverses 180.
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Wait, doesn;t Kumba have a dive loop that reverses 90 degrees?Like right here: http://rcdb.com/installationgallery94.htm?Picture=1
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Blast Coaster said:
SFGA2001, there have been Sidewinders / Immelmans on above-track coasters longer than inverteds. The first was on PKD's Anaconda in 1991.
And, counting a Boomerang / Batwing as an inversion of its own, no inverted coaster currently features a Dive Loop.
Let it be known that there are variations to the inversions, so there is some confustion - A true Immelman reverses 180 degrees, a Sidewinder 90, and a B&M-type Dive Loop reverses 180.
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~ Blast Coaster - COASTERnet.CoasterBuzz.com!
Actually Ninja at SFStL would have the first immelman since it was built in 1986.
Would you really call that element on Ninja an Immelman? It seems more like a half cobra roll which I just don't consider an Immelman. If it is one, then I guess I just have this B&M Immelman image in my head. And Ninja's doesn't fit my Immelman image. Back to the original post though, that would be an awesome sensation with the view.
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"Grit your teeth, bear the load. Enjoy your ride on Thunder Road"
a dive loop is exited at 45* to its entry but half a batwing or whatever exits at 90*...........
same with immelmans
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X-Flight gives you wwwwwwwwwwwwwiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggsssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
see the last pic of traumatizer on this page, this is prob as close as you're currently going to get laurence...
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*** This post was edited by colin mcwilliam on 6/25/2002. ***
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