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A linear synchronous motor (LSM) is a form of electro-magnetic propulsion used to launch a roller coaster train to a high speed quickly. They are a relatively new launch technology and are now favored over the older linear induction motor technology.
| Roller coaster descriptions | |||||||||
| Basic elements | Brake run • Station | ||||||||
| Advanced elements | Bunny hill • Headchopper • Inversions • Pre-Drop • Tunnel | ||||||||
| Propulsion | Lift hill (Cable lift • Chain lift • Elevator lift • Ferris wheel lift)
Powered launch (Cable launch • Counterweight • Friction Wheels • Flywheel • Hydraulic • LIM • LSM) | ||||||||
| Technology | Block brakes • On-ride camera • On-ride soundtrack • Train • car • Track • Transfer track • Underfriction • Wheel assembly | ||||||||
| Other | POV • Queue line • Rollback • Theming | ||||||||