I keep on wondering this. First of all I know for sure the launching is 54mph because I checked on www.rcdb.com. I only know the inversion names and they are boomerang (also known as cobra roll) sidewender and corkscrew. But what are those other turns in the bowl called?

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This is not a stupid question.

Thanks guys! Now I have more information!

A boomerang and cobra roll are two different inversions. A boomerang is the last inversion on The Vortex before the finish. A cobra roll is found on most B&M's and Raptor at CP has one. Totally different. Hope this helps.

I keep on wondering this. First of all I know for sure the launching is 54mph because I checked on www.rcdb.com. I only know the inversion names and they are boomerang (also known as cobra roll) sidewender and corkscrew. But what are those other turns in the bowl called?

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A boomerang and cobra roll are two different inversions. A boomerang is the last inversion on The Vortex before the finish. A cobra roll is found on most B&M's and Raptor at CP has one. Totally different. Hope this helps.

yea.. um.. no a i believe that Vortex has at the end is called a batwing or something liek that..cobra rolls and boomerangs are very similar.. only diff the manufacturer of the ride.. B&M calls theirs cobra rolls where vekoma calls theirs a boomerang (like on face/off) same element though... but yea since Vortex is like a flip of what a boomerang is it's called something different (batwing.. or a reverse boomerang)

A Batwing and a Boomerang are the same according to RCDB.

Depends on the designer. Alot of them call the same style elements diffrent things.

I assure you that Vortex's last inversion is called a boomerang.

This is a boomerang

This is a cobra roll

A boomerang goes in to a half corkscrew, then half loop, then another half loop, then a final corkscrew.

A cobra roll goes in to a half loop, half corkscrew, half corkscrew, then a final half loop. They are not the same thing.

I think Face/off has a cobra roll.

http://photos.pkicentral.com/displayimage....album=1&pos=14l

Yes, Face Off, and the first two inversions on Flight of Fear are cobra rolls. The last two inversions on Vortex are refered to as a boomerang (although B&M refers to this element as a Batwing, like on Top Gun at Paramount`s Carowinds and the element that dips below the midway in a tunnel) Top Gun: The Jet Coaster Batwing, also known as a boomerang. The batwing is on the far right side, and is similar to The Vortex`s boomerang, except that the track is inverted. The picture is not really a good angle of the element.

yea.. um.. no a i believe that Vortex has at the end is called a batwing or something liek that..cobra rolls and boomerangs are very similar.. only diff the manufacturer of the ride.. B&M calls theirs cobra rolls where vekoma calls theirs a boomerang (like on face/off) same element though... but yea since Vortex is like a flip of what a boomerang is it's called something different (batwing.. or a reverse boomerang)

You are correct i looked it up on rcdb it is called a batwing a boomerang i swhat Arrow calls a Cobra Roll.

^You mean B&M uses the term cobra roll for the same thing Arrow calls a boomerang. Not being picky, just Arrow existed long before B&M. I still don't think that they are the same inversion as they do not do the same thing, as I pointed out in my earlier post.