Batwing

For the roller coaster at Six Flags America, see Batwing (Six Flags America).

A batwing on Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain.

A batwing is a heart shaped element that inverts riders twice. It is made up of a sidewinder, followed by a reverse sidewinder. This inversion is the inverse of a cobra roll.

The element was first used on Orient Express, where it was called a Kamikaze Kurve. Orient Express was demolished after the 2003 season.

On Arrow Dynamics roller coasters, such as Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags Great Adventure, it is known as a boomerang, however on Bolliger & Mabillard roller coasters, such as Montu at Busch Gardens Tampa and Afterburn at Carowinds, it is known as a batwing.

The bowtie and the pretzel knot are both similar to the batwing.

Examples[edit | edit source]

Name	Amusement park	Country	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Afterburn	Carowinds	USA	Bolliger & Mabillard	Inverted	1999	Operating
Goudurix	Parc Astérix	France	Vekoma	Sit-Down	1989	Operating
Great American Scream Machine	Six Flags Great Adventure	USA	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1989	Closed July 18, 2010
Montu	Busch Gardens Tampa	USA	Bolliger & Mabillard	Inverted	1996	Operating
ShockWave	Six Flags Great America	USA	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1988	Closed 2002
Smiler	Alton Towers	UK	Gerstlauer	Sit-Down	2013	Operating
Steel Phantom	Kennywood	USA	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1991	Closed 2000
Viper	Six Flags Darien Lake	USA	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1982	Operating
Viper	Six Flags Magic Mountain	USA	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1990	Operating
Vortex	Kings Island	USA	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1987	Closed October 27, 2019

Image gallery[edit | edit source]

The batwing element on Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags Great Adventure
Batwing on Viper at Darien lake
Batwing on Vortex at Kings Island

Thrill elements
Inverting	Banana roll • Barrel roll • Barrel roll downdrop • Batwing • Bent cuban eight • Bowtie • Butterfly • Cobra loop • Cobra roll • Corkscrew • Cutback • Demonic Knot • Dive drop • Dive loop • Dive stall • Diving turn • Dog tongue • Double inverting stall • Drachen fire dive drop • Finnish loop • Fly to lie / Lie to fly • Flying snake dive • Heartline roll • Immelmann • Inclined dive loop • Inclined loop • Inclined roll • In-line twist • Interlocking corkscrews • Interlocking loops • Lagoon roll • Maxx dive loop • Negative-g stall loop • Norwegian loop • Over-banked inversion • Pretzel knot • Pretzel loop • Raven turn • Reverse cobra roll • Reverse sidewinder • Roll out • Roll over • Saxophone • Scorpion tail • Sea Serpent • Sidewinder • SkyLoop • Step-up under flip • Tongue • Top-Gun stall • Twisted horseshoe roll • Twisted in-line rollback • Vertical loop • Wing over • Wraparound corkscrew • Zero-g roll • Zero-g stall • Zero-g winder
Non-inverting	Airtime twist • Banked tilt • Camelback circle • Dark/Show section • Donut hole • Double down • Elephant trunk • Fly-through station • Hairpin dive • Hammerhead turn • Helix • High five • Hill • Horseshoe • Kickflip • Non-inverted loop • Octopus arm • Over-banked curve • Over-banked pretzel knot • Pretzel curve • S-curve • Shark tail • Slide track • Splashdown • Splash effect • Splash track • Stengel dive • Switch track • Tilt section • Trick track • Triple dip • Tunnel • Turntable • Twisted arch • Twisted dive • Twisted top hat • Vertical drop track • Vertical rollback • Vertical spiral • Wagon wheel • Water brakes • Water channel • Wave turn
Variable	Jr. Immelmann • Jr. Scorpion tail • Top hat