Immelmann loop
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An Immelmann loop is a popular inversion found on many roller coasters. In an Immelman, riders enter a half loop and then go through a half twist and curve out in the opposite direction in which they came. The inversion is very similar to the sidewinder. A sidewinder consists of a half loop and a half corkscrew, and comes out closer to 90°, while the Immelman comes out in more of a straight line back to where it started. An Immelman traveled in reverse is a diving loop. It is most commonly found on Bolliger and Mabillard Roller coasters.
Name
The name "Immelmann" comes from Max Immelmann, a German pilot, who created the similar aircraft maneuver in World War I (see Immelmann turn).Some Roller Coasters with an Immelmann
- Alpengeist (Busch Gardens Williamsburg)
- Great Bear (Hersheypark)
- Montu (Busch Gardens Tampa)
- Patriot (Worlds of Fun)
- Sheikra (Busch Gardens Tampa)
- Talon (Dorney Park)
- The Demon (Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen)
- (Paramount's Carowinds)
- Top Gun (Paramount Canada's Wonderland)
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