Glossary

Sky Loop - "Sky Loop" is an unofficial name used to describe this rather unique set of inversions used only on Maurer Söhne X-Car-Coaster models to date.
From the side the "Sky Loop" looks like a giant not-so-round vertical loop. The lift hill, known as a "Humpty Bump Lift", is integrated into this element. The lift pulls the train from a horizontal position up a tower vertically. The train is then pulled "beyond vertical", until it is upside-down and nearly above the starting point. This makes the lift ½ of the first inversion. The train then proceeds through a twist called a "360° Corkscrew" by Maurer Söhne. This twist resembles a Heartline Roll, but the train enters this twist while upside-down -- making it an upside-down Heartline Roll. At the twist's halfway point the train will be right-side-up. This point is considered the division of the two "Sky Loop" inversions. Proceeding through the second half of the twist, the train once again returns to an upside-down position completing 1 ½ inversions. The last ½ inversion is essentially the second half of a traditional vertical loop. The "Sky Loop" ends either back at the station or parallel to it if the ride consists of more than just a "Sky Loop".

Inversions: 2

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See also: Batwing, Bent Cuban Eight, Bowtie, Butterfly, Cobra Roll, Corkscrew, Cutback, Dive Loop, Diving Turn, Double Corkscrew, Double Dip, Double Heartline Roll, Double In-Line Twist, Fly To Lie, Flying Snake Dive, Heartline Roll, Helix, Hill, Horseshoe, Immelmann, Inclined Dive Loop, Inclined Loop, In-Line Twist, Inside Raven Turn, Interlocking Corkscrews, Jr. Immelmann, Lie To Fly, Lift Hill, Loop, Norwegian Loop, Outside Raven Turn, Pretzel Knot, Pretzel Loop, Quad Heartline Roll, Reverse Sidewinder, Roll Out, Roll Over, Saxophone, Sidewinder, Tongue, Top Hat - Inside, Top Hat - Outside, Trick Track, Triple Corkscrew, Triple Dip, Triple Heartline Roll, Tunnel, Turntable, Twisted Horseshoe Roll, Vertical Spiral, Wraparound Corkscrew and Zero-G Roll.

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