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Loop-O-Plane

Loop-O-Plane is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Loop-O-Plane rather than just read about it. In short: The Loop-O-Plane is an amusement park ride that originated in America. It was invented by Lee Eyerly and manufactured by the Eyerly Aircraft Company of Salem, Oregon, in 1933.

Key takeaways

Loop-O-Plane belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Loop-O-Plane to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Loop-O-Plane from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Loop-O-Plane is an amusement park ride that originated in America. It was invented by Lee Eyerly and manufactured by the Eyerly Aircraft Company of Salem, Oregon, in 1933. The ride was immediately popular with customers and became a staple of amusement parks. The ride was imported into Europe, where it was first used in the UK in 1937.

The ride has two 16-foot-long arms, each with an enclosed car at one end and a counterweight at the other. Each car holds four riders seated in pairs facing opposite directions making the maximum occupancy eight riders. Propelled by an electric motor, the arms swing in directions opposite to each other until they 'loop' taking the riders upside down. The minimum rider height requirement is 46 inches tall. An updated version of this ride exists known as the Roll-O-Plane. Some of the surviving machines were also converted into a variation named Rock-O-Plane.

Ride locations A partial list containing both open and closed rides and their locations follows.

Green Machine (Eylerly Loop-O-Plane) - Hydro Free Fair- Hydro, Oklahoma Loop-O-Plane - Keansburg Amusement Park, Keansburg, New Jersey Loop-O-Plane - Idora Park - Youngstown, Ohio Loop-O-Plane - Kennywood - West Mifflin, Pennsylvania Loop-O-Plane - Lagoon - Farmington, Utah Loop-O-Plane - Lakeside Amusement Park - Lakeside, Colorado Loop-O-Plane - Waldameer & Water World - Erie, Pennsylvania Bullet - Miracle Strip Amusement Park - Panama City Beach, Florida

References

External links The Flat Joint Loop-O-Plane page with photos

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Loop-O-Plane

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Loop-O-Plane claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Loop-O-Plane before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Loop-O-Plane ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Loop-O-Plane

In research: Loop-O-Plane appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Loop-O-Plane in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Loop-O-Plane is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Amusement ride models by name, Amusement rides, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Loop-O-Plane outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Loop-O-Plane in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Loop-O-Plane means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Loop-O-Plane out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Loop-O-Plane in simple terms?

The Loop-O-Plane is an amusement park ride that originated in America. It was invented by Lee Eyerly and manufactured by the Eyerly Aircraft Company of Salem, Oregon, in 1933.

Why does Loop-O-Plane matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Loop-O-Plane?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Loop-O-Plane.