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|image=
|name=Flying Coaster
|first-built=[[Galactica]] (2002)
|latest-built=[[Flying Dinosaur]] (2016)
|status=in production
|manufacturer=[[Bolliger & Mabillard]]
|country=Switzerland
|category1=Steel
|category2=Flying
}}
The '''Flying Coaster''' is a type of [[flying]] roller coaster designed by [[Bolliger & Mabillard]].
==History==
[[File:Air4.jpg|thumb|A view of the restraint system]]
The first installation, [[Air]] (now called ''Galactica'') opened in 2002, two years after [[Vekoma]]'s first [[Flying Dutchman (model)|Flying Dutchman]] installation opened.
==Design==
The [[station]] and [[lift hill]] are [[inverted]] and thus riders face towards the ground while climbing the lift. This is the inverse of Vekoma's Flying Dutchman, which has riders facing towards the sky while climbing the lift hill.

Some Flying Coaster installations, including the first two to open, have a [[dual station]]. This is due to the flying-style trains taking longer to load than standard trains.

Nine out of eleven Flying Coaster installations have a [[pretzel loop]]. This double-inversion was invented by Bolliger & Mabillard and remains exclusive to their roller coasters.
===Trains===
Riders board in a standard, seated position. When all restraints are secured the seats are tilted backwards, leaving riders in a flying position facing downwards. Each row seats four riders.

Riders are held in by [[vest harness]]es and shin restraints.
<gallery mode="packed">
Superman Ultimate Flight (Six Flags Great America) 2009 02.jpg|During loading and unloading, the cars are positioned like those on a standard roller coaster
Superman Ultimate Flight (Six Flags Great America) 2009 01.jpg|The cars tilt backwards into the "flying" position before the ride starts
</gallery>
==Installations==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name
!Amusement Park
!Country
!Layout
!Opened
!Status
|-
|''[[Galactica]]''
|[[Alton Towers]]
|{{flag|UK}} UK
|Custom
|{{td|20020316}}
|[[Operating]]
|-
|''[[Superman Ultimate Flight (Six Flags Over Georgia)|Superman Ultimate Flight]]''
|[[Six Flags Over Georgia]]
|{{flag|USA}} USA
|Superman
|{{td|20020406}}
|[[Operating]]
|-
|''[[Superman Ultimate Flight (Six Flags Great Adventure)|Superman Ultimate Flight]]''
|[[Six Flags Great Adventure]]
|{{flag|USA}} USA
|Superman
|{{td|20030417}}
|[[Operating]]
|-
|''[[Superman Ultimate Flight (Six Flags Great America)|Superman Ultimate Flight]]''
|[[Six Flags Great America]]
|{{flag|USA}} USA
|Superman
|{{td|20030503}}
|[[Operating]]
|-
|''[[Crystal Wing]]''
|[[Happy Valley (Beijing)|Happy Valley]] (Beijing)
|{{flag|China}} China
|Superman
|{{td|20060709}}
|[[Operating]]
|-
|''[[Tatsu]]''
|[[Six Flags Magic Mountain]]
|{{flag|USA}} USA
|Custom
|{{td|20060513}}
|[[Operating]]
|-
|''[[Manta (SeaWorld Orlando)|Manta]]''
|[[SeaWorld Orlando]]
|{{flag|USA}} USA
|Manta
|{{td|20090522}}
|[[Operating]]
|-
|''[[Starry Sky Ripper]]''
|[[Joyland (China)|Joyland]]
|{{flag|China}} China
|Custom
|{{td|20110430}}
|[[Operating]]
|-
|''[[Acrobat (Nagashima Spa Land)|Acrobat]]''
|[[Nagashima Spa Land]]
|{{flag|Japan}} Japan
|Manta
|{{td|20150718}}
|[[Operating]]
|-
|''[[Harpy]]''
|[[Xishuangbanna Theme Park]]
|{{flag|China}} China
|Custom
|{{td|20150926}}
|[[Operating]]
|-
|''[[Flying Dinosaur]]''
|[[Universal Studios Japan]]
|{{flag|Japan}} Japan
|Custom
|{{td|20160318}}
|[[Operating]]
|}
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