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- From: cf170@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Kevin R. Russell)
- Newsgroups: rec.roller-coaster
- Subject: Re: Bat "deaths" (was Re: Top Gun at King's Island)
- Date: 17 Nov 1992 23:16:12 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- Reply-To: cf170@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Kevin R. Russell)
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- In a previous article, mac18@po.CWRU.Edu (Michael A. Cornell) says:
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- >
- > Was The BAT designed to swing in 4 directions? I was told that it
- >was supossed to. It also seems that flat turns would be about the dumbest
- >things to put on a ride. It would cause so much strain on the ride that
- >no engineer would design a coaster like that.
- >
- > Also....what is the COMPLETE REAL STORY. I'm still kinda clueless.
- >
- >Mike
- >
-
- 1. No the
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- bat did not swing in 4 directions. The cars ended up being similar
- to the later suspendeds. (after numerous small changes)
- 2. Flat turns are kind of a bad idea, but I heard that the idea was
- that the swing would account for the banking. Apparently it did not.
- --
- Kevin
- "Friends don't let friends ride E.T."
-