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 curve". 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	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Afterburn	Carowinds	Bolliger & Mabillard	Inverted	1999	Operating
Goudurix	Parc Astérix	Vekoma	Sit-Down	1989	Operating
Great American Scream Machine	Six Flags Great Adventure	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1989	Defunct
Montu	Busch Gardens Tampa	Bolliger & Mabillard	Inverted	1996	Operating
ShockWave	Six Flags Great America	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1988	Defunct
Smiler	Alton Towers	Gerstlauer	Sit-Down	2013	Operating
Steel Phantom	Kennywood	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1991	Defunct
Viper	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1990	Operating
Viper	Darien Lake	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1982	Operating
Vortex	Kings Island	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1987	Operating

Image gallery[edit | edit source]

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

Thrill elements
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Inverting	Banana roll • Batwing • Bent cuban eight • Bowtie • Butterfly • Cobra loop • Cobra roll • Corkscrew • Cutback • Dive drop • Dive loop • Diving turn • Double dip • Fly to lie / Lie to fly • Flying snake dive • Heartline roll • Jr. Immelmann • Immelman • Inclined dive loop • Inclined loop • In-line twist • Interlocking corkscrews • Interlocking loops • Lagoon roll • Norwegian loop • Pretzel knot • Pretzel loop • Raven turn • Reverse cobra roll • Reverse sidewinder • Roll over • Saxophone • Scorpion tail • Sea Serpent • Sidewinder • SkyLoop • Step-up under flip • Tongue • Top-Gun stall • Twisted horseshoe roll • Vertical loop • Zero-g roll • Zero-g stall
Non-inverting	Hammerhead turn • Helix • High five • Non-inverted loop • Splashdown • Stengel dive • Tilt section • Trick track • Triple dip • Tunnel • Turntable • Vertical drop track • Water brakes • Wave turn
Variable	Top hat
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