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My small town carnival in Wachapreague, Virginia, had a ride in the 1980s called (most likely from research and my fading memory) the Fly-o-Plane in which you c
by Kozmik1 4y ago
My small town carnival in Wachapreague, Virginia, had a ride in the 1980s called (most likely from research and my fading memory) the Fly-o-Plane in which you climbed inside a similar metal can on arms and rotate around an axis while having the ability to tilt the 'wings' to mostly change the roll of the plane. If you were pretty aggressive you could fly basically upside down the whole ride. I LOVED it! There were certainly quite a few of the planes that ended up dripping vomit. I was quite sad to visit that fairground this year with my kids to see the planes no longer exist.
Here is a video of a similar ride in Georgia. Is it still there?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWZwda9_8pc&ab_channel=rtraveler2004 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWZwda9_8pc&ab_channel=rtrav...
Atlas Obscura talks about several of these type rides over the years in amusement parks: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/classic-carnival-rides-are-flight-simulators-in-disguise https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/classic-carnival-rides...