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  2. Sensory illusions in aviation - Wikipedia

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    The head-up illusion involves a sudden forward linear acceleration during level flight where the pilot perceives the illusion that the nose of the aircraft is pitching up. The pilot's response to this illusion would be to push the yoke or the stick forward to pitch the nose of the aircraft down.

  3. Spatial disorientation - Wikipedia

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    Typically, the Head-Up illusion occurs during take-off, as a strong linear acceleration is used to generate lift over the wing and flaps. Without a visual reference, the pilot may assume from the vestibular system the nose has pitched up and command a dive; if this occurs during take-off, the aircraft may not have sufficient altitude to recover ...

  4. Eyerly Aircraft Company - Wikipedia

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    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 early simulator, called Orientator, became a popular pay-per-ride attraction with the public. The ...

  5. Loop-O-Plane - Wikipedia

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    The Loop-O-Plane is an amusement park ride that originated in America. It was invented by Lee Eyerly and manufactured by the Eyerly Aircraft Company of Salem, Oregon, in 1933. [1] The ride was immediately popular with customers [2] and became a staple of amusement parks. The ride was imported into Europe, where it was first used in the UK in ...

  6. List of amusement rides - Wikipedia

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    In gravity rides, gravity is responsible for all or some of the movement where any vertical movement is not about a fixed point, such as roller coasters, water slides and drop towers. [ 3 ] Vertical rides usually move their passengers in a vertical plane and around a fixed point, such as Ferris wheels , Enterprise and Skydiver .

  7. Tom Cruise says he would 'pass out' while filming “Mission ...

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    Just another day on the job for Cruise as he filmed the eighth film in the franchise, the highly-anticipated follow-up to 2023's Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One.

  8. These Amusement Parks in the U.S. Are Completely Free to Enter

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    Knoebels Amusement Resort, family-owned since opening in 1926, is America's largest free-admission amusement park. That means guests can choose what they'd like to spend their money on, be it ...

  9. Roll-O-Plane - Wikipedia

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    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 nicknamed the "Salt and Pepper Shakers". [1]