Electric winch launch
An electric winch launch is a type of launch that uses a device that pushes the train after a cable is released. It is found on Arrow Dynamics Launched Loop models and Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain at Disneyland Paris.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Electric winch launch on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
| Roller coaster descriptions | |||||||||
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| Basic elements | Brake run • Station | ||||||||
| Advanced elements | Bunny hill • Headchopper • Inversions • Pre-Drop • Tunnel | ||||||||
| Propulsion | Lift hill (Cable • Catch car • Chain • Electric spiral • Elevator • Ferris wheel • Friction wheel • Spiral)
Powered launch (Cable • Counterweight • Friction wheel • Flywheel • Compressed air launch • Electric winch launch • Hydraulic • LIM • LSM) | ||||||||
| Technology | Block brakes • Car • On-ride camera • On-ride soundtrack • Test seat • Train • Track • Transfer track • Wheel assembly | ||||||||
| Other | Chicken exit • Exclusive ride time • POV • Queue line • Rollback • Theming | ||||||||