Booster
Propeller-based rides emerged after the World War II, evolving from flight training devices developed by pioneers such as Lee Ulrich Eyerly in Oregon (USA). Not for the faint-hearted, early versions such as the Dive Bomber and Loop-o-plane proved on the borders of what the average fair-going punter would pluck up courage to ride. With the recent rise of thrill rides and a sudden insatiable desire to be thrown in every direction, the propeller ride re-emerged around the Millennium. The Booster is the quantum leap in this genre, huge to behold and gruelling to experience. Developed in Italy and Holland, the Booster pushes towards 50 metres in height, with plans to go higher and faster. Circular motion approaches 80 mph, with g-forces coming in at 4.3, combining along the length of the body and through the ‘front to back’ as the seating gondola spins on its own axis. Riding this in the wind, or at night, is a fearful proposition, the pinnacle of thrill, taking the g-forces close to the body ‘shut-down’ criteria.
Dimensions 135ft(W) x 45ft (D) x 135ft (H)
