The Bat that never was

[TTD-120-420]

I wonder, with today's technology, if they could accomplish the inversion.

[tuxedoman52]

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.

[Spectrum91]

^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.

[fryoj]

For it to be an inverted, the car would be attached directly to the carriage and would not swing.

[TombRaiderFTW]

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.

[MarkB.]

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

[MDMC01]

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

[tuxedoman52]

Ok, thank you for clearing up my confusion.