The Loop-O-Plane is an

amusement park An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central ...

ride that originated in America. It was invented by

Lee Eyerly Lee Ulrich Eyerly (February 22, 1892 – March 23, 1963) was an American civil aviation pioneer and amusement ride manufacturer. Early life Eyerly was born February 22, 1892 in Cuba, Illinois, and raised in Canton. In 1909, his family moved to ...

and manufactured by the

Eyerly Aircraft Company Eyerly Aircraft Company was an amusement ride manufacturing company in Salem, Oregon, founded by Lee Eyerly in 1930. The company originally intended to design flight simulators for the aircraft industry but shifted to amusement rides after an ear ...

of Salem, Oregon, in 1933. The ride was immediately popular with customers and became a staple of amusement parks. The ride was imported into Europe, where it was first used in the UK in 1937.Sheffield University: National Fairground Archive - Looping Rides
. Accessed 8 January 2014 The ride has two 16-foot-long arms, each with an enclosed car at one end and a counterweight at the other. Each car holds four riders seated in pairs facing opposite directions making the maximum occupancy eight riders. Propelled by an electric motor, the arms swing in directions opposite to each other until they 'loop' taking the riders upside down. The minimum rider height requirement is 46 inches tall. An updated version of this ride exists known as the

Roll-O-Plane The Roll-O-Plane also known as the Bullet is an amusement park ride that originated in America. It was invented by the Eyerly Aircraft Company of Salem, Oregon, as an updated and more exciting version of the Loop-O-Plane. The ride is commonly nic ...

. Some of the surviving machines were also converted into a variation named

Rock-O-Plane The Rock-O-Plane is an amusement park ride designed by Lee Eyerly in 1948 and manufactured by the Eyerly Aircraft Company of Salem, Oregon. It is sometimes nicknamed "the cages" or "the eggs". Its shape is similar to that of a Ferris whee ...

Ride locations

* Green Machine (Eylerly Loop-O-Plane) -

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References

External links

The Flat Joint Loop-O-Plane page with photos
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