TTD-120-420 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I wonder, with today's technology, if they could accomplish the inversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuxedoman52 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Excuse me if I am wrong, but wouldn't a suspended roller coaster that has inversions be an inverted coaster? Please explain why if I am wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum91 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 ^An inverted roller coaster's trains are inverted below the track and are fixed in place, preventing any swinging motion on turns (reference Flying Ace Areial Chase, Invertigo, and Banshee). A suspended roller coaster is similar, except the trains are not fixed in place and therefore have the capability of swinging on turns. A suspended roller coaster could have inversions and still be a suspended roller coaster, there just haven't been any that do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryoj Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 For it to be an inverted, the car would be attached directly to the carriage and would not swing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I've got a hunch someone's going to ask, so I'll go ahead and say it: Vekoma named their inverted coasters "Suspended Looping Coasters". Enthusiasts typically abbreviate this model name as SLC. An example of a Vekoma SLC is T2 (soon to be T3) at Kentucky Kingdom. SLCs are not truly suspended coasters in the general sense described here. They are inverted coasters. And they are here to destroy your ears. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB. Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Question---Has there ever been a suspended coaster (swinging cars) that has had "open" seats where your feet dangle freely like on Invertigo and Banshee? I am guessing that would be rough on some knee joints. Thanks, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDMC01 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Yes, there has: http://rcdb.com/784.htm?p=8595 The Vampire at Chessington World of Adventures (UK) was given floorless cars in 2002. http://rcdb.com/784.htm -information about the ride Picture/link/information courtesy of rcdb.com 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuxedoman52 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Ok, thank you for clearing up my confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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