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Flying Turns is a wooden bobsled roller coaster at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. It is modeled after a similar ride designed by John Norman Bartlett and John Miller in the 1920s. The ride concept is similar to a modern steel bobsled roller coaster; however Flying Turns is made of wood, like the original rides.
Most modern bobsled roller coasters are made of steel; however, the first bobsled coasters, known as Flying Turns, were made of wood. On October 4, 2013, after seven years of construction, Knoebels in Pennsylvania opened the world's only modern wooden Flying Turns coaster, Flying Turns. The ride was scheduled to open in 2007, but had been ...
A wooden bobsled roller coaster modeled after a 1920s John Norman Bartlett and John A. Miller design. The coaster was completed in 2007, but its opening was pushed back numerous times due to problems with cars navigating the mostly-trackless course. It opened on October 5, 2013 on the site of the former Whirlwind roller coaster.
Another thrilling option is Flying Turns, a free-wheeling ride that serves as the world’s only wooden bobsled roller coaster, Knoebels says. Elsewhere in the park, Knoebels offers a nearly ...
"The rare amusement park that's still free to enter (rides require old-school-style tickets), Knoebels is home to Phoenix, one of the most popular wooden roller coasters in the United States.
The wins didn't stop there, as the park's Phoenix wooden roller coaster also scored best roller coaster in the country, and one of the park's restaurants scored best theme park restaurant. More on ...
Flying Turns roller coaster at Riverview Park, Chicago, 1968. Flying Turns is a specific model of bobsled roller coaster.John Norman Bartlett, a British aviator in World War I, came to North America after the war with an idea for a trackless wooden chute, full of twists like a bobsled course, with toboggan-like cars, based on a bobsled ride that operated in Europe.
The roller coaster-like attraction has three asynchronous electric motors that provide 663 pounds per foot of torque to accelerate the seven-ton train to nearly 70 mph in seconds around a circular ...